regression

im not sure if i have the right terminology.. but sometimes i feel like I regress. I am not did.. and as with lots of ppl who were abused, I have dissociative tendencies. My "regressing" is usually around wanting to hide in corners, closets.. i have no idea why.. i get scared.. just wanna hide.. for no reason. I call it regression cuz im not acting like myself.. im in graduate school and very mature.. but sometimes i just have to lay in a corner curled up.. its major wierd.. i know. it just feels safe to be hidden.

I've decided for myself that my urge to sometimes hide isn't weird, it actually makes sense in light of childhood trauma. If hiding, if even curling up in a corner with a blanket helps me feel safer, so be it, I might as well even be compassionate with myself and do what works for me.

I regressed. Big time...People say I act as if I am 5. I feel that way but I am getting better.

I was in grad school too, very mature...

I think that maybe when you feel like that it means you need to take care of yourself--that little kid part.
I take care of our littles adn when one of them starts hiding and feels really scared, I try and cuddle her.
But if you don't have someone like me, then you gotta do it. I think it's ok to feel like that sometimes but I think you have to figure out how to make you feel safe and not scared.
That's just my thoughts anyway.
Vicki

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It's not abnormal. Those of us who have been abused often hide. It's a natural reflex due to the way we've been treated. Tell your t or pdoc, but know you are not alone.

Hugs,

Jan

I hide the whole time
I have pretty much given up on people too.......I prefer bears
(They arent friendly, and then judge and reject you)

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