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Anyone else with CPTSD (according to therapist) terrified none of it actually happened and you just made it up and delusional my thought it was real or am I uniquely stupid
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Anonymous 3w

Wait shit maybe I have this I had to look it up

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Anonymous 3w

Yeah but it’s your psyche trying to protect yourself because everything was so awful

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Anonymous 3w

Actually yes. I’m convinced that I either made it up or my brain exaggerated years of physical and mental abuse. At least 60% of the time I feel that way

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Like I know for I fact I didn’t make it up but sometimes my brain is like but what if and I know it’s not true especially since I’ve heard this person had done similar to other people. Trust yourself

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

Think about it this way, your brain is designed to protect you. Why would it make such traumatic awful memories? Why wouldn’t it just paint a better picture if anything? Trust yourself your brain isn’t exaggerating if anything it’s toning it down

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