Sufferer Complex Ptsd And So Harrowingly Alone

[Namenotdiagnosis]

I'm so sorry for your abuse x your in the right place for support x so proud of u opening up x couldn't have been easy x well done ! Here for u always x

 

[RavenGirl]

@Salad , welcome to this site . May you find support and understanding. :) I too was sexually abused / raped as a teen by family members. I only started to talk about it in Match of this year. I've told 8 women I know, and 6 of them have had the same thing happen to them! ! :cry: Growing up I felt so alone in what happened, yet there's SO MANY of us out there suffering in silence. Men and women alike. I'm glad you've gotten help and that you found this site where where there's so many who understand what you are dealing with. Good luck with continuing school, I never had the courage to do that. (I'm jealous) :singing:

 

[Ivan the Elder]

Welcome here. You will not find yourself alone here. We are all here because we have in some way been a part of the bad side of this world. Many as those abused and/or faced with death and also as those trying to help us. One of the most common parts of the abuse side is it happening when young. I am 66 and only now finally really beginning to deal with severe abuse that started when I was two, perhaps even younger. It ranges from broken bones by my father when I was two to sexual assault by a grandmother. My PTSD was recently brought to the surface by people that treated me so very badly it was hard to even comprehend. I still cannot understand how some people can act in such a terrible way and still be able to live with themselves. PTSD rarely ever goes away but it can be helped once you find those in this world that are inherently good people.

Most people are good and can be trusted but once one has been subjected to the evil that exists it can be hard to realise that. I am also finding myself feeling terribly alone since my wife of 44 years abandoned me for no apparent reason a little over half a year ago. I was then imprisoned in a psychiatric facility for absolutely false reasons. I was released when it was finally made clear by one good person working there that I didn't belong there. I now live alone in an apartment without my former wife and without my animals I love so much. I do not like going out from my apartment and even the sound of somebody knocking on my door makes me very nervous.

I am finally starting to come out of this a bit and what is helping me the most is going back to church. That isn't the answer for everyone but it is working for me. I have been in "official" therapy for about six months and while it has helped I have found I can unfailingly trust my friends at church. It is what is helping me the most. That seems to be the answer and regardless of where you find it what you need to find is some group of people who are dedicated to helping others. There are many such groups wherever you are so that is what to look for. Those that volunteer their time to help people are those than can be trusted the most. Find them and make new friends and you will not be alone any more.

I found this while reading today: "Good health is true wealth". That is so true and it especially includes mental health.