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Has anyone has issues with depersonalisation and loss of self-image and identity after the Landmark Forum?

I find I am far too inwardly focused sometimes, almost completely in my head, or almost completely out of it.

The Landmark Forum may have whacked my self image around a little too much.

Another symptom is I don't feel I am operating from the same psychological base as the common person. As a result of continually trying to ...

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I do not even know where to begin. I am 28 years old and I think there is a chance I am bipolar. I was put on Lumectal (I think that is the spelling) a couple of years ago. To control seizures from a Conversion Disorder and was told it might control some manic behavior. However, they never diagnosed anything other than the conversion disorder. I stopped taking the meds almost a year ...

I've been obsessed with a girl for 4 years now. It's never been anything too serious, like stalking, but I still think it's weird. Recently, she found out about this becaus I kept pictures of her on my Zune and somebody showed her while I was at work. Now when I see her I feel scared and cold so I avoid her, which is difficult becuse I like to see her when I can. I've ...

Hello, I have not been diagnosed with AvPD. I just heard about it for the first time a couple days ago when I took some quiz. I scored very high for AvPD. So, I started to do some research and found this forum. I understand that I can't use a quiz to diagnose myself. I have been thinking about talking to the therapist (again) for some time and maybe this will be the motivation.

For ...

I know most of you have been hurt by HPDs. And knowing some responses to my previous posts I am asking not to take things out on me. Please.
Ok.
Here's my story in short:
My whole life was about getting in and out of relationships, usually serious, long and bad. Then I got married and after a few years the marriage ended. It gave me time and reason to start thinking and ask myself ...

I have been trying for days to find the right words to type here. I do not know where to begin. For three years I was in an emotionally as well as physically abusive relationship. I have endured just about everything imaginable under the sun. She punched, kicked, elbowed, threw things, choked, and even attacked me with a pair of steak knives in each of her hands. Each instance of physical abuse was preceded, and ...

hello, i'm new to this forum and i am in need of some help/support please! My 9 year old daughter as always portrayed odd behavior sicne she was a little..when she was about 3 or 4 she used to say she saw people in her room, a little boy who was crying and a man with a broken arm..very vivid but we thought maybe she was just seeing angels or something.as she got older she ...

Hi, my sister-in-law had a baby 18 months ago. After the birth, she went on zoloft. Since that time, her depression seemed to be more in control -- but she gained a tremendous amount of weight. The house that they live in is extremely messy. We noticed that she was always buying things. My brother just called and said that since the baby has been born, she has been sneaking to a casino and has ...

do you think it would turn on a guy if i made a dvd of me masturbating for him?

Yeah, I'm 99% sure I have this. Or at least have carried 'avoidant personality style' to a dysfunctional level.

I really don't know what to do any more. It's virtually impossible to change my 'avoidant' behaviours, because I have no feasible exit strategy and every avoidant step I've ever taken has brought short-term benefits. I'm not good at doing anything which has positive consequences more than 2 weeks in advance, since I've spent too large ...