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Old Apr 19, 2010, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sannah View Post
Are you able to do self talk when you are triggered?
Well, maybe not when I am really triggered! Maybe not at the moment. But I am getting much better at it.

One thing that bothers me is how much I remember others, definitely including mental health workers, deriding me when I tried to describe such things... I suppose they were reacting unconsciously when they perceived (again unconsciously) my fearful presentation.
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