Hello,
I was recently diagnosed with Graves' disease and will require a total thyroidectomy. I have a history of witnessing my alcoholic father physically abuse my mother until I was 5. As an adult, three years ago, my mother suffered mentally and physically for 6 months, and I found her in distress in a rehab nursing facility and attempted to save her life while the staff continued denying she needed immediate help. Shortly after this time, I lost the home we co-owned, the company I worked for closed and housing became an issue again. My housing and employment have become stable recently and my thyroid levels have been stable for two months, but my personal life and mental health continue to worsen.
I believe my Graves' disease started a few years before her death. After her death I suspect Graves' disease and/or PTSD began or worsened.
My therapist mentioned I may have PTSD but I explained that when I think of PTSD I think of things related to war, so she told me she would not chart that right now. Currently being treated with CBT and unable to get any of the doctors to prescribe anything for the extreme daily anxiety that is now affecting my job. I feel like I am in a personal crisis and worried how not having a thyroid will worsen my mental problems. If one more thing happens or I continue the way I have, it's going to knock me off the fence I've fought so hard to hold onto. Researching as much as I can and appreciate hearing similar experiences.
I was recently diagnosed with Graves' disease and will require a total thyroidectomy. I have a history of witnessing my alcoholic father physically abuse my mother until I was 5. As an adult, three years ago, my mother suffered mentally and physically for 6 months, and I found her in distress in a rehab nursing facility and attempted to save her life while the staff continued denying she needed immediate help. Shortly after this time, I lost the home we co-owned, the company I worked for closed and housing became an issue again. My housing and employment have become stable recently and my thyroid levels have been stable for two months, but my personal life and mental health continue to worsen.
I believe my Graves' disease started a few years before her death. After her death I suspect Graves' disease and/or PTSD began or worsened.
My therapist mentioned I may have PTSD but I explained that when I think of PTSD I think of things related to war, so she told me she would not chart that right now. Currently being treated with CBT and unable to get any of the doctors to prescribe anything for the extreme daily anxiety that is now affecting my job. I feel like I am in a personal crisis and worried how not having a thyroid will worsen my mental problems. If one more thing happens or I continue the way I have, it's going to knock me off the fence I've fought so hard to hold onto. Researching as much as I can and appreciate hearing similar experiences.
