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Welcome and so sorry that in serving others you now suffer and are not supported porperly. I am glad that you are here and I hope that you can feel some support here.

!st of all kudos for being brave and even trying! That in and of itself is a huge step towards healing. 2nd, yes, it does get easier...not instantly by any means. It takes time. Be compassionate with yourself and take sweet care of you in the process....I have found for me that I can hit it...

You have been through a lot and it sounds like even though you have reached out you are not getting the support that you need. Do you have a therapist?

Great job reaching out! So sorry for your loss....I cannot even imagine the enormity of your loss and still trying to keep going for and with your wife and other son. The push and pull of others in your life is a very familiar one. Does your with attend therapy...with you...on her own? Our...

I am so sorry that you are feeling this. I hear you...I have had similar experiences of feeling like I reached out or someone offered help only to pull it away. I have hated the question "what do you need"...hell if I know. I have realized that sometimes I just need someone to hear me and...

So sorry that you are feeling like this. Unfortunately I know that feeling way too familiarly. It sucks and it hurts. Know that I hear you...you are not alone.

So sorry that this happened. No means no! This person chose to not listen...you are not ruining their life. You are being brave and seeking help. Do you have a friend or someone you can talk with? What are some things that have comforted you in the past?? music, mindless tv, hot shower or...

I struggle with meditation and it took me forever to establish a "safe" place for EMDR. IT took a lot of work with T figuring it out....mine had to be a completely fabricated place with some elements that were calming, but also some extra layers of"security" to make it relatively safe. It is...

I did not see this post until today...somehow it got buried or I just did not see. I am sorry that you are struggling and "falling". I can so understand much of what you said about needing to just do it yourself, be independent, not ask or count on anyone...I have and still sometimes say those...

i just avoid.

I am sorry to hear this! Do you have some support for yourself in this time? Please take sweet care of yourself.

Well Done Eve. Way to stick to your boundaries. It is so hard to say no, to cut relatives or others out of our lives. This is a great post of how much stronger you are!!

We hear you. Not sure if that matters right now, but great job even reaching out here. Hoping that you are safe.

I love to read and yes, it has been a frustrating thing post trauma and PTSD brain...but I continue to try. I enjoy a wide variety from memoirs, biographies, historical fiction, mystery, etc. I recently finished Hunger by Roxane Gay and Taking My Life Back by Rebekah Gregory. I love Lianne Moriarty.

Absolutely yes!...In fact the example you give is a huge one for me. I have come to the conclusion that for me it is perceived as a threat and that is how my body and brain react. I try to tell myself I am safe, use grounding techniques such as naming things I see, hear, feel, smell...

I am sorry this is happening, but sometimes a new perspective is just what we need even when it definitely does not feel like or even possible. I am not minimizing your current pain and loss...many of us have been there. It is easy when we are in distress and learn to trust and pour out our...

You do not have to answer anything. I have a great PA it has taken years to tell her a little at a time. She has know PTSD from the beginning. She tells me what would be recommended procedures and allows me to say yes or no...do what I can. I recently had to go to a specialist and it was...

It is so hard....I hear you. I get that feeling of people leave...it is too much. There are people who can help though...Hoping that you can get some rest and feel a little better tomorrow. As others have said write it though as you are comfortable...we are here.

That is great news! Hope that it helps in your healing process.

I think your even posing the question here gives you the answer. If you are scared that you will take action, go to the hospital, tell your T.

No answer here...just wanted you to know that I hear you and I cannot even imagine how hard that is.

Welcome to the forum. So sorry for what brings you here! Kudos for seeking more support and I hope that you feel supported here.

I get it! It often feels like a vicious circle....I feel abandoned, like I am too much, then I pull away more and just don't even make effort...not worth it...then I am miserable and alone...aghhh. So sorry that you are going through this. I hate it when I am assured someone will call...sets...

You are not alone in that feeling....I will speak for me only and not others, but think it is common. I struggle with feeling let down, abandoned, unsupported....I have learned and continue to learn though that what I think, or what I assume others know do not necessarily come across...I am...

Not too late. So sorry that you have not had effective help. It sucks that sometimes those we go to for help do more damage. There is good help out there though. It can be overwhelming to find it and keep trying. You are not alone....I have often had these same thoughts and feelings and am...