Sufferer An Event Occurred In My Life. Since Then I've Been On An Emotional Rollercoaster

[Kiki lou]

I have just recently found this site and have been reading through and found to my relief that so many others are dealing with the same things I am.

I was diagnosed in the fall of last year after a traumatic event occurred in my life in late summer. Since this time I have felt like I am on an emotional roller coaster. I have a wonderful therapist and a psychiatrist to help with my medications (which have gone through many adjustments). I have found it is difficult to talk to close friends or even certain family members as I know they are just as confused and frustrated as I am.

I am looking forward to hearing others stories and their thoughts and ideas about symptoms, treatments and medication. I have been through the gauntlet with panic attacks, high levels of anxiety, guilt, anger, frustration and depression. I have to believe that I can and will get better because that is how I get myself up each morning. it help that I am a wife and mother and have daily responsibilities to deal with, if not I am afraid that I would fall into a black void of despair. Please feel free to share your stories and opinions.

 

[KP the nut]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum. :)

 

[intothelight]

Hi Kiki,

Welcome to the PTSD Forum! :)

I hope that you find the information and support here helpful as you work on healing.

Take care.

Debbie

 

[Brad1980]

Welcome to the forum.
April is always a tough month for me it is the anniversary of our house burning down and my sisters deaths. I was hospitalized with serious injuries from the fire. I start having flashback in the beginning of April and they build progressively until the 24th which is the day the house burned and last ones are on my birthday the day they buried my sisters. I have talked more on this forum about my feelings and the pain, grief, and the guilt more than I have ever done.

Everybody here understands the crazies. They have lived through their own traumas. Everyone has been very supportive and caring. I have shared in the open forums and private groups and in personal conversations. I never felt judged and no one condemned me. I have shared some stuff that I thought was going to the grave with me here. I have found compassion here that I just didn't find in the real world. It is all well and good to tell someone you are having flashbacks and explain to them it is reliving the terror. Here people know what it is like to have flashbacks, they understand the fear.

A couple days ago I was dreading going to sleep because of the flashbacks. I hadn't really slept in days and was wearing myself kind of thin. I got on here and wrote it all out. I'm not the only that has been afraid to go to sleep, I wasn't alone. Knowing the others got through it helped me get through it. I am learning slowly that talking about really does help. It get the crazies out of my head. They stop building momentum when I talk about them.

Good luck on your journey.
Peace

 

[Lucycat]

Hi Kiki,

Welcome to the forum. I hope you find the help you are looking for

Regards
Lucy x