Hi there,
It took me a while to build up the courage to join, but I'm hoping I made the right choice. I haven't officially been diagnosed with PTSD, but the majority of my therapists feel it is a major part of my mental health issues. I was s*xually abused as a child, which resulted in various issues before I addressed the trauma. I developed an eating disorder, self harmed and have attempted suicide on multiple occasions. I have had a lot of professional support in the past, for the ED and suicide etc but very few people know about the trauma and I am only recently accepting what has happened. A big part of my previous coping mechanism was denial, I never opened up to anyone about what happened until the past year of so. I have been seeing a therapist for the past 6 months who is helping me deal with the trauma, but I'm not currently in a safe enough place to talk about it effectively. I recently disclosed the abuse to my GP.
I'm struggling a lot with dissociation, self harm, and suicidal thoughts. I'm still unable to talk about the past, but I'm hoping when I can it will mean I can start to heal. I'm having some difficulty staying safe and staying out of hospital, and I'm feeling quite alone at the moment. The dissociation is currently one of the biggest problems as it limits my functioning and makes me harder to stay safe.
Not sure whether this is what I am supposed to say here... but nice to meet you all.
It took me a while to build up the courage to join, but I'm hoping I made the right choice. I haven't officially been diagnosed with PTSD, but the majority of my therapists feel it is a major part of my mental health issues. I was s*xually abused as a child, which resulted in various issues before I addressed the trauma. I developed an eating disorder, self harmed and have attempted suicide on multiple occasions. I have had a lot of professional support in the past, for the ED and suicide etc but very few people know about the trauma and I am only recently accepting what has happened. A big part of my previous coping mechanism was denial, I never opened up to anyone about what happened until the past year of so. I have been seeing a therapist for the past 6 months who is helping me deal with the trauma, but I'm not currently in a safe enough place to talk about it effectively. I recently disclosed the abuse to my GP.
I'm struggling a lot with dissociation, self harm, and suicidal thoughts. I'm still unable to talk about the past, but I'm hoping when I can it will mean I can start to heal. I'm having some difficulty staying safe and staying out of hospital, and I'm feeling quite alone at the moment. The dissociation is currently one of the biggest problems as it limits my functioning and makes me harder to stay safe.
Not sure whether this is what I am supposed to say here... but nice to meet you all.