Hi all,
I was off here and out of therapy for a while and was doing fine, but now I'm - I'm not even sure what really, and sorry if this is the wrong forum.
I haven't worked in a long time and want to take a course to freshen up my resume, but I just can't focus. In the past 2 years I had a handful of decent nights of sleep (I counted 2 in the past 6 months), and there are days when I wonder how I'm still able to function at all. I forget things all the time and sometimes I feel like an invalid and it's scary. I used to have such a sharp mind.
Thing is my PTSD treatment worked well, but I'm wondering if I've a new type of PTSD or trauma: I was sort of homeless for a while, not as in living on the streets but as in moving from temporary house to temporary apartment, and whenever I have to move again, like now, my mind shuts down and simply refuses to deal with the issue. I noticed that those familiar symptoms of depression are all there, too.
My friends have helped me but it's gotten to the point that they think I should just deal. They listened but weren't exactly supportive with my initial PTSD ("sexual assault happens to every woman" was the overall attitude). But I can't just deal. The thought of having to move again, without having steady income - it's all overwhelming and I'm doing the best I can but half the time it feels like I'm just struggling to get from one day to the next. My friends, all of whom have nice little homes in nice little safe neighborhoods, don't understand. I feel so alone, which obviously doesn't help.
I'd really appreciate some support.
Thank you!
I was off here and out of therapy for a while and was doing fine, but now I'm - I'm not even sure what really, and sorry if this is the wrong forum.
I haven't worked in a long time and want to take a course to freshen up my resume, but I just can't focus. In the past 2 years I had a handful of decent nights of sleep (I counted 2 in the past 6 months), and there are days when I wonder how I'm still able to function at all. I forget things all the time and sometimes I feel like an invalid and it's scary. I used to have such a sharp mind.
Thing is my PTSD treatment worked well, but I'm wondering if I've a new type of PTSD or trauma: I was sort of homeless for a while, not as in living on the streets but as in moving from temporary house to temporary apartment, and whenever I have to move again, like now, my mind shuts down and simply refuses to deal with the issue. I noticed that those familiar symptoms of depression are all there, too.
My friends have helped me but it's gotten to the point that they think I should just deal. They listened but weren't exactly supportive with my initial PTSD ("sexual assault happens to every woman" was the overall attitude). But I can't just deal. The thought of having to move again, without having steady income - it's all overwhelming and I'm doing the best I can but half the time it feels like I'm just struggling to get from one day to the next. My friends, all of whom have nice little homes in nice little safe neighborhoods, don't understand. I feel so alone, which obviously doesn't help.
I'd really appreciate some support.
Thank you!