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So, my first appointment is in 4 weeks. Kinda nervous but also kinda happy. It's a matter of now of what to tell my mum (aka my abuser) that I've ptsd and llI need therapy. If I do tell ger it to be like 20 questions of why. Why this, why that.

I don't know if this is the right place for this question. But do I need to be medically diagnosed with anhedonia or is it something I might have due to PTSD?? I have all the symptoms of it and the one of the causes is PTSD.

I was diagnosed with Ptsd last week and I was wondering whether I need to tell my GP/doctor or if the people I spoke to will do it?? Xxx

Hello everyone, I'm now on a waiting list to seen by a therapist for PTSD/CPTSD. In the meantime though is there anything I can do to help myself cope with my symptoms??

Hi everyone, I'm not gold at the moment, I'm in the precipice of self-imploding and one more little thing and I could snap. I've SH today just in order of some relief (I found none). I can't even do that right. Sometimes I wish I wasn't 'me'. I keep having bad dreams that stay with my throughout...

Hello everyone, I'm due for a phone call assessment on Friday with my local therapy service to see what help I need. Is there any pieces of advice you can give me??

Hello everyone, I've a phone call assessment next week and when first had one a few years ago it was filling forms in. But can they actually diagnose cptsd just by feeling in forms???

Is there anyone else on the forum who not by choice still live with their abusive, neglecting trauma-inducing parent/s?? See Im a full-time carer for her as she's blind and sometimes I really struggle at home.

I've received a letter and it turns out I don't need to go for a mental assessment and they can't help me after all, so it seems I'm imagining all these symptoms. But I could refer myself for therapy (which I've already done today). So if that's true I'm thinking of leaving the PTSD forum. I'm...

Hi everyone.I was wondering what will happen when I go for the mental assessment and what could happen next??

I'm always on alert waiting to fight, freeze or flee. I'm a freezer, I only relax at bedtime. Even during the day if im doing something I enjoy, im keeping a close eye on and a open ear for the worst. I'm constantly tired with constant headaches and neck pain. I'm anxious about almost...

Could my could be cptsd be the main reason I suffer from anxiety and depression?? I'm already on anti depressants and when I spoke to the doctor she didn't think increasing the dose would help and she mentioned it sounds like a ptsd.

Why is self love so hard to do? I've books, I've websites but not one is helping me. Been feeling worthless and treat like rubbish is a norm for me after decades of parental neglect, abuse and trauma. I just can't love myself. I suffer daily with the effects of it and it overrides everything to...

Hello everyone, I'm Lesley, I'm 37 years old and I was mentally, psychologically and neglected from been as young as 4 by both parents til just a few months ago when I realised what they did classed as abuse. I've nearly off the symptoms of CPTSD, especially the physical affects. I'm constantly...