Cheshire, Uk

[No3]

Hi,

I am new on here. I am looking for some new contacts, people who have similar past experiences as me perhaps. I have PTSD due to childhood abuse, neglect, violence caused by my alcoholic mother and other trauma's later in life.

My interests include anything supernatural, the great outdoors and good music. I love reading, but prefer the greats to modern day stuff, but have been known to change.

I have two wonderful children and a husband, who are all everything to me.

My condition makes me very depressed and I struggle to see any positivism in my life. Suicidal thoughts and harming myself have become everyday thoughts. Going through a very rough patch at the moment and am taking medication and undergoing therapy.

After five years in higher education I found myself loosing touch with friends and becoming a recluse. I have lost touch with all of my friends and feel it has been too long to get back in touch.

I have low self esteem, confidence issues and struggle to just get out of bed at the moment.

Looking to find friends who have similar problems or just anybody really!

 

[Ice_Fire]

Hi No3,

I'm probably not far from you, I'm in Staffordshire. :)

My trauma is also from child abuse...

 

[KP the nut]

[DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/tue-20-nov-2012-lets-meet-up-ellesmere-port-wirrel-england.28903/#post-454515[/DLMURL]

I'm meeting another member at Cheshire Oaks on 20th Nov.

I've set it up as an event.

 

[Hashi]

Hi No3,

I don't meet up with people from the forums, but just wanted to say hi and welcome from another Brit. There are quite a few of us here!

I'm sorry for what you've been through and how tough things are. When you talked about your children and husband, though, that really shined through. I'm glad you have them in your life. I hope we can all help a little with your journey too.

Good wishes to you,

Hashi

 

[No3]

Hello

Thank you for the replies.

Not ready to meet up with people. But happy to chat about experiences and day to day feelings.
Thank you for the replies.
Having a bad day today, so it's nice to have some support, even if it is cyber-space.

No3

 

[KP the nut]

Not ready to meet up with people.

That is fine. We had been chatting quite a while before we met. It is a big step.

 

[KatKaos]

Hi, I identify with what you're saying, my PTSD stems from childhood abuse and I'm lucky that I have a lovely husband and daughter to help me get through the days. When I was growing up my mum had then-undiagnosed schizophrenia (she was only diagnosed at 62, after she beat up an elderly gentleman in the care home) and used alcohol as a form of self-medication. Love all things supernatural, especially the TV show Supernatural. Not in the UK, but moving there shortly. I'm sorry that you're feeling down right now,

 

[wicked child]

I have PTSD due to childhood abuse, neglect, violence caused by my alcoholic mother and other trauma's later in life.

Hi No3 I had a violent mother too. I'm in Southport.

 

[CraftyCath]

And I'm in Cheshire. I'm 49, married with 2 grown up sons.

I've met up with KP and others on the Forum and made some wonderful friends. It takes time to get to know and trust others but we all need support.

I have PTSD from some abuse and neglect in childhood and a serious trauma in my 20's. I was not diagnosed until I was 40 and, until I found a decent therapist, the Forum and those on it were all I had for support.

I'm in Southport.

I know Southport well wicked child, spent many a day there and at Ainsdale. My son went to university at Edge Hill in Ormskirk so it is an old stomping ground.

 

[wicked child]

I know Southport well wicked child, spent many a day there and at Ainsdale. My son went to university at Edge Hill in Ormskirk so it is an old stomping ground.

Hi. I went to Edge hill too ! I have been in 3 uni's ! I left LJMU because I had a flash back in front of everybody. Hugely embarrassing. Then there was the anger at authority figures.

A year passed and then I enrolled for psychology at Preston. But I went straight back to my anger problem.

Then I went to Edge Hill. I nearly took this lectures head off, and that was it. Now I have given up I see that I will never finish college. Then I had a stroke. It is over for me. But I dont care, it really is not worth the anxiety, the anger. Authority figures are triggers for me, but only when I see them misbehaving/ being unreasonable/ playing the big man.playing the big acamdic There was very nearly a fight at Edge Hill.

So that's it. I have first year biochemstry, first year psychology, and I didn't get to study neuroscience.

Aisdale is really nice. I once walked from Freshfield to my home via the beach. About 10 miles. Couldn't do it now, with my balance problem.

 

[wicked child]

Hi,
Suicidal thoughts and harming myself have become everyday thoughts.

I think I have done this stuff. I was acting carelessly with a chain saw. It went down to the bone, narrowly missing my radical artery. Nice scar.

Just another pointer to my own diagnosis for ptsd

 

[wicked child]

It is much clearer now that I have this awful thing. That horrible bitch.