Phobia

New Member Seeking Support and Guidance

Hi! Thank you for sharing. Remember you are not alone in this - dealing with **phobia** and OCD at the same time is very difficult - these two correlate in a terrible way - I have been dealing with it for a couple of years now and I know how draining it can be. I deal with a different type of phobia, but there were moments in my life that due to that I haven’t eaten almost anything for about 2 weeks and a couple of years later due to another kind of fear I developed an unhealthy relationship with food - it took me about a month to learn how to eat regularly again. Both times were extremely draining for the body and the mind. When phobia/anxiety affects an important aspect of proper functioning, such as eating, the only way to properly deal with it is to consult a specialist, like therapist or psychiatrist - in my case it was both of them and it was the only thing that really helped me. If there is a health or a life threat, I think it is the first right thing to do. During waiting for my appointment I was practicing mindfulness techniques, such as meditation - focusing on “here and now” kinda helped me deal with stress while I had to wait for my appointment. Please, remember you are not alone in this and we are here for you! I believe in you and keep my fingers crossed for you!

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your dad is right. If your child has not requested a circumcision of their own free will, the regret rate is 10%. Waiting until your child is of age to freely consent reduces the chance of lasting psychological trauma to almost zero due to the affirming nature of voluntary circumcision. C-PTSD, anger management issues, **fear of intimacy**, chronic depression and suicidal ideation are real risks of circumcision grief. This doesn't even cover the main purpose of circumcision; to reduce sexual enjoyment via radical desensitisation, to the point of frustration, in order to discourage masturbation and sexual activity outside of procreation. That people have exaggerated statistically insignificant medical "benefits" and equated the wholesale destruction of the protective microbiome of the penis to being "cleaner" in order to justify permanently and irreparably mutilating their infants genitalia is nothing short of sexual abuse of an infant.

"Yes, there are individuals who experience nightmares that are unrelated to their trauma. One person mentioned having vivid nightmares that were not related to any specific trauma or **phobias**. Another individual shared about having frequent dreams involving their abuser, but the dreams were not about the actual abuse. They described these dreams as fairly normal but still woke up feeling anxious and stressed because the abuser was involved in the dream."