Tenderheart
New Here
I was just diagnosed with PTSD from a prolonged, 10 years, and nasty legal battle. It was my understanding that PTSD was only for vets coming back from war. I guess there are other ways to fight wars, mine was in the court room trying to fight off the onslaught of unethical attorneys and Judges. I believe I fought for a good cause, but it has taken its toll on me. My nerves are shot, I have anxiety from the minute I wake up until I go to bed. Thoughts of what they did, the power they had over me and my children is with me always. I want to have a life, but I still deal with the consequences everyday. I feel guilty for feeling this way as there are so many other people who have been through much worse. I think the feeling of being powerless, and abused by a system I had faith in has shaken my foundation. My feelings about people and the world have changed forever and my trust level is very low. A psychologist involved in the battle betrayed me and my family with lies, along with two other professionals in this field, all my attorneys, and the judges. You might discount my view point, as it seems it is overboard. It took along time to see it myself, but my investigations proved correct. Recently, I read a book called "Legal Abuse Sydrome" by Karen Huffer who describes just what happened to me. It was so reasuring to know what I had and how I developed PTSD.