JustMeAndMyMind
Learning
Super new to this, so bare with. Where I am an official diagnosis will take years and costs tons. Instead, you're assessed by a psychiatric therapist and your "ptsd symptoms" treated accordingly. Had to wait a long time for the therapist, but when I evenly saw her a few weeks ago I scored very high on the assessment, so treatment started very quickly. Sounds ridiculous doesn't it, to have treatment without an official diagnosis. Anyway, I'm not 100% sure how long I've had these symptoms for, because I'm not sure I was able to recognise them before, but the bulk of trauma was 7yrs ago. I know trauma is different for everyone and we shouldn't compare. I logically know that, so why the heck am I sat here in a car park thinking "you've got it easy compared to others here"?. I know its not helpful, or even completely true, yet I can't push the thought out of my mind and its so frustrating. My hopes is this can be a sounding board to offload now and then, and maybe learn a little more about these ptsd symptoms in order to understand them better. Sending love to all who feel the need to be here x