I'm eighteen years old,and I have been recently diagnosed with PTSD and bipolar.I had been in the hospital on and off for attempting suicide since I was 12.As a child,I was physically abused by my mom and stepdad.I had also witnessed my stepdad beat my mother. Both of them were alcoholics and,later,meth addicts,so that may have influenced the abuse.I had always considered the behavior normal,and still wonder to this day if what happened to me was really abuse.I am really confused.After talking about these issues with my boyfriend,I can't stop thinking about them.I have had not been able to hold a job recently.I find it impossible to do the most basic stuff and have been having anxiety attacks again.I joined this forum mainly to get clarity of what happened and advice of what to do to stop feeling this way.thank you