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Welcome to the forum, sorry you're having a rough time. I also recently got married, and have cptsd. It's hard sigh. But you'll likely find this forum to be very helpful, I know I have. Best of luck to you.

Hi, welcome to the forum! You’ll likely find this forum to be exactly what you’re looking for. I’ve found it to be invaluable. Good luck finding a new therapist, it’s exhausting but worth it I guess.

Friday, thank you so much for your commitment to coming back and writing this, I really appreciate it. I took a bit to respond because I have been processing so much of this **sigh** you have such solid advice here. I love this as well, the practical side of me is instantly like: but my family...

UPDATE: So typical March madness, I had a lot of suicidal ideation, but I was able to not "go there" but I did revisit all the times I was suicidal and came to the disturbing realization, that I have attempted suicide- twice- I didn't know what to call it until recently. I remember when my...

Sorry for taking so long to reply! It’s great that you found a psychiatrist that’s helpful for you, as well as treatment. I’m sorry about your grandma, it’s hard to cope with things like that, losing that sense of support. Idk as I said, I’m stubbornly anti-psychiatrics by premise, but when I...

That whole being so good at masking that no one can see it is definitely both a blessing and a curse. But that’s exactly why I’ve learned I have to blatantly tell someone and ask for support because they won’t see it. But on the same hand it sucks to be that invisible, especially since I for...

That’s definitely a good point, that clinical depression **isnt situational** it’s just odd because this is the first time for me it hasn’t been also situational. The scary thing is, that March has hardly begun. Like, it’s only going to get worse from here before it gets better.

I relate to this so much. I compartmentalize so hard, I too can just shove my mental breakdown into a “box” and force myself to act and sound a certain way. Some people can notice but only if they are almost completely unselfish and extremely observant (hint, there’s not many of those people). I...

I know it sounds like basic advice, but everyone is a different person living a different life than you. Don’t compare your life to others, because you’re on a different journey. Rather than looking at everything wrong, choose one thing to focus on and improve. Your life can improve, you are not...

Yeah I have this experience with PTSD. I can compartmentalize and tough it out and deal with something later but if I don’t deal with it, I will lose control of when it hits. Yeah I get that So hard to tell tbh, whether or not it’s a true panic attack people are referring to, or what they are...

I’m stubbornly anti-psychiatrics, but then again coffee releases serotonin and dopamine and when I’m depressed I can drink up to three cups in a day. So it’s odd how you subconsciously “medicate” anyways. Sometimes I wonder if I should reconsider my stance on psychiatrics. Idk. It’s nice knowing...

I hear people say things like “There was a fight at school, it affected me so much I went home and had a panic attack” or “I had a panic attack when I got home”. Is that even possible? Are people taking the license to use the word “panic attack”for attention? From my understand you couldn’t...

I’ve been depressed for two weeks, maybe more, maybe less, hard to keep track. I have PTSD from childhood trauma, and major depressive disorder. At first, I shrugged mdd and gad off as “Well PTSD has depression and anxiety, why do I have a whole two separate diagnosises for these?”. But lately...

Best of luck with it! It’s not easy finding a good psychologist but well worth the time.

For some practical tips, try to park in the same spot everyday, habit overrides memory (or make “rules” like you always park in the back right side or something (most people try to park close to the entrance so by going against the grain you’ll have better luck at keeping your parking spot) try...

You’re welcome! I honestly need to do some of the things from this thread. I haven’t been suicidal in two years but it’s one of those things that never **really** goes away.

That’s a good point