Hi all.
I started a new job 6 months ago, and I've been trying to be a "new me", and try not to dwell on my PTSD. However, the anniversary is looming, and last year it threw me into a complete spin. I want to tell my team, but I also don't want to dwell on it, as last time I opened up to a colleague at my last job, they spent months asking invasive questions and I found it incredibly triggering, and it just made the whole thing so much worse.
So basically, I have no idea what to do. Whether to just power through the anniversary and hope it doesn't throw me into a spin. Or explain that I might be a bit useless for a few days (I have booked leave on the day and day after), and hope nobody asks too many questions.
Any advice?
I started a new job 6 months ago, and I've been trying to be a "new me", and try not to dwell on my PTSD. However, the anniversary is looming, and last year it threw me into a complete spin. I want to tell my team, but I also don't want to dwell on it, as last time I opened up to a colleague at my last job, they spent months asking invasive questions and I found it incredibly triggering, and it just made the whole thing so much worse.
So basically, I have no idea what to do. Whether to just power through the anniversary and hope it doesn't throw me into a spin. Or explain that I might be a bit useless for a few days (I have booked leave on the day and day after), and hope nobody asks too many questions.
Any advice?