Dear Open Eyes,

You describe me to a "T." Thank you for normalizing the disassociation which is so painful and fuels more de personalization and depression and frightening symptoms. I just never knew one could tolerate so much pain, yet, you and others give me hope. When I left my T last week, he, too, came back to the simple, yet difficult reminder to take "one day at a time." It is very invisible isolating pain and I'm so grateful for this forum. I wish I would have discovered it much soon, yet, we can't relieve the past. It drives me crazy when I get stuck in the "reliving the past" loop.

Again, thank you. I will hang onto your words and others who have walked in my shoes.