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greern81
I am a small business owner and I have PSTD. Therapy once a week. I have found that the more I challenge myself to grow my career and business, the more my PTSD take's a hold of my life. I've always been one to use work as a distraction for my problems and it seems to be a solid coping mechanism. However, I'm finding that the more I push my business forward, and challenge myself to grow, the more my PTSD stuff bothers me. I'll become delusional and kind of in my head. It really impacts my ability to maintain productivity. This is a major issue. I do not drink or smoke weed but I'm being treated for ADHD. I feel like ADHD treatment has given me the ability to settle down and organize my life in a way that makes it possible to work with a therapist. When I wasn't treating my ADHD I was opposed to therapy, and I was chasing whatever adrenaline rush I could find, using work to do it. My business has grown by leaps and bounds since ADHD treatment! But my PTSD seems to be growing at the same rate as my business. Can anyone relate to this? I feel isolated because i dont have staff, so my interactions are just with my customers. I feel like the only way out of this is to grow, but as I grow, my anxiety/tension is consistently at a mid to high range and when you add trauma triggers to that mix, it becomes unbearable some days and I cannot function.
Can anyone share what they've done to continue pushing forward? I'm in a business group but its expensive and its not exactly an emotional support group. I dont want to bother my peers in business, and come off as an emotional vampire, by sharing my mental health issues.
Can anyone share what they've done to continue pushing forward? I'm in a business group but its expensive and its not exactly an emotional support group. I dont want to bother my peers in business, and come off as an emotional vampire, by sharing my mental health issues.