mynameisvictory
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So I kind of realized today that besides dealing with this, one of my fears is telling someone about it (and my triggers and how sometimes it keeps me up at night and have to sleep with a light on and about how I still have stuffed animals in my home to comfort me and how sometimes, I too afraid to even go into certain part of my home because of hyper vigilance) -- and that person (maybe even a therapist or a family member) either laughing + shrugging it off or treating me like a child.
I know that until you have your own deep trauma/event and deal with PTSD yourself, it can be hard to be fully understand how it affects a person.
Wild thing is, I had it on my calendar that in March -- after my birthday because I decided I was getting too "old" to not get more help -- I was going to start seeing a therapist, but then this current situation happened and now we're isolating/can't do certain things. I really prefer talking to a therapist in person, too many of my relationships are through computers already and I wanted one that isn't, so I don't want to do online counseling.
I also wish people would stop calling folks "crazy" if they need medication for their mental health -- some of the folks who are saying this around me seem like they could benefit from some medication themselves if they would look at themselves instead of judging. I am proud of myself for finally being so tired of it all last year that I had to go to my doctor and get anxiety/depression medication -- that took so much out of me, but it is still a victory for me.
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I know that until you have your own deep trauma/event and deal with PTSD yourself, it can be hard to be fully understand how it affects a person.
Wild thing is, I had it on my calendar that in March -- after my birthday because I decided I was getting too "old" to not get more help -- I was going to start seeing a therapist, but then this current situation happened and now we're isolating/can't do certain things. I really prefer talking to a therapist in person, too many of my relationships are through computers already and I wanted one that isn't, so I don't want to do online counseling.
I also wish people would stop calling folks "crazy" if they need medication for their mental health -- some of the folks who are saying this around me seem like they could benefit from some medication themselves if they would look at themselves instead of judging. I am proud of myself for finally being so tired of it all last year that I had to go to my doctor and get anxiety/depression medication -- that took so much out of me, but it is still a victory for me.
Thank you