Sufferer Childhood trauma - 468 miles...

[Tropical]

...away from my family. And I've just been diagnosed with PTSD among a few other things which branched off from it. All stemming from childhood trauma.

I live that far away from my family. It was a choice that I made a year ago. To be given this diagnosis and not being able to go talk to my family about it has been very difficult. Living abroad has not been made the way I thought it would be. Yeah, I can Skype or FaceTime, sure, but the absence of comforting arms is strongly felt.

I live with my boyfriend who has been my rock through all of this. I feel like he is the only person I can rely on out here. He can help but he cannot relate. Hence why I'm now here.

I don't know what else to say right now.

 

[Joan]

Welcome to the forum and great job reaching out. It has to be hard to be so far away from those who could support you. I think you will find people who "get it" here. Take your time looking around and post as you feel ready.

 

[Tropical]

Thank you @Joan :happy:
After lurking around for a couple of days, I now realise what you meant by "post as you feel ready". It's still too difficult to talk but I will eventually try to.

 

[trying2movefwd]

Welcome. Glad you found us. Your not alone.

 

[Muttly]

Welcome. I hope you find a lo of support here. You'll find plenty of members who have experienced childhood trauma.

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Welcome @Tropical...and like you said...when...you're...ready. So glad you found us.

 

[Tropical]

Thank you @trying2movefwd, @Muttly and @JadesJewel. I am glad to be here.

 

[Deleted member 45246]

Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, childhood consists of two stages: preoperational stage and concrete operational stage.