Hello,
I was diagnosed with PTSD two or three years ago. I am a survivor of childhood abuse, including an attempt on my life in my own home by my mother and two "friends" of hers. I was also repeatedly threatened by them over the years up through my early adulthood. Last year, after several years of no contact, I went back to see if I could confront them and to see what legal recourse I might have, as I was told I may have some legal recourse.
It's a long story, but once back in my small home town my parents had me declared "mentally ill" and with a contact (the old boys network) at the state psychiatic institution, I was locked up and diagnosed as schitzophrenic after a two minute conversation with a doctor. I ended up locked up for over two months, and put on heavy drugs. I was told I would never be functional again and that I was completey deluded about the abuse and crazy.
I was required to go to outpatient service on my release. My parents had no tie to the outpatient doctor and social worker, and after evaluation there, I was declared "sane" and taken off all medication by the psychiatrist. I was released from the state (I had been put under order to remain there by a court as a threat to myself and others - even though I had made no threats... my mother reported I was threatening them). I have been on no medication since the end of January and I work full-time as a high school science teacher. And I have a scholarship for a Masters Degree that I started this summer. However, I'm still struggling with the prior ptsd diagnosis and what happened last year (almost three months locked in a state psych ward) compounds everything. No one at work has any idea what I have gone through and it feels very isolating. I'm not in therapy...although I m thinking about trying it.
I'm looking forward to connecting with other PTSD survivors as I believe that connecting with others is a key to healing.
Thank you for reading.
I was diagnosed with PTSD two or three years ago. I am a survivor of childhood abuse, including an attempt on my life in my own home by my mother and two "friends" of hers. I was also repeatedly threatened by them over the years up through my early adulthood. Last year, after several years of no contact, I went back to see if I could confront them and to see what legal recourse I might have, as I was told I may have some legal recourse.
It's a long story, but once back in my small home town my parents had me declared "mentally ill" and with a contact (the old boys network) at the state psychiatic institution, I was locked up and diagnosed as schitzophrenic after a two minute conversation with a doctor. I ended up locked up for over two months, and put on heavy drugs. I was told I would never be functional again and that I was completey deluded about the abuse and crazy.
I was required to go to outpatient service on my release. My parents had no tie to the outpatient doctor and social worker, and after evaluation there, I was declared "sane" and taken off all medication by the psychiatrist. I was released from the state (I had been put under order to remain there by a court as a threat to myself and others - even though I had made no threats... my mother reported I was threatening them). I have been on no medication since the end of January and I work full-time as a high school science teacher. And I have a scholarship for a Masters Degree that I started this summer. However, I'm still struggling with the prior ptsd diagnosis and what happened last year (almost three months locked in a state psych ward) compounds everything. No one at work has any idea what I have gone through and it feels very isolating. I'm not in therapy...although I m thinking about trying it.
I'm looking forward to connecting with other PTSD survivors as I believe that connecting with others is a key to healing.
Thank you for reading.
