CPTSD here and it isn’t just your wife. 🙃

I think Betty White had a great saying about this 🤔

I love reading about others succeeding at this on any level. It gives me some sort of hope. My therapist tells me “eventually” (she uses this word at least 10 times in every session with me) I will have an alternate voice other than the “Evil Queen” (inner critic).

Yes, keep the true imposter at bay! I love reading your posts. You validate much of what I think but don’t say. Congratulations on helping another human being! :)

I am also GenX.
My opinion:
1) Science advancements. Especially with a diagnosis from those in the medical/psychiatric fields. I was recently CPTSD diagnosed.
2) Internet. This has obviously led to much more info, but I believe it also has led to trending of claims from self-diagnosis.

I agree. For me personally, I feel like I don’t fit in the moment I walk in the door. Even after the hello’s and how-do-you-do’s. Once those are over then I feel more lonely than when alone because I don’t feel like I fit in. Vicious cycle.

This is truly a mindset I was taught. “If you’re having a bad day think about how much worse so-and-so has it”.
I think many people have been conditioned to believe if they don’t have it as bad as somebody else then they have no reason to be upset about anything ever, which is unhealthy also.

“Messed with the wrong bitch in the wrong era.”

Don’t believe this qualifies as a baseline personally but gotta have some Low Rider.

Of those, I can hear under pressure immediately. In general “ WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU!”

Oh wow… makes me wonder does he actually even have a drivers license or just some a form of ID like a state ID?

Yes… time.com/7201574/pers...

It cracked me up 😂😂😂