I'm a woman who experienced a trauma 3 years ago (I suddenly had my life changed around after somebody close to me did something insane, and I have lived under threats from this person - to my kids and myself - since then). Around 8-10 months after the initial trauma I was diagnosed with PTSD, and spent the first 2 years somewhere undefined, dissociating for the most part. I've steadily gotten back to life since then, and am currently working more and being in reality more often than not. I believe I'll be completely fine again, but the threat - that is very real - is making it harder. I will have to learn to live with it.
I've been referred to this forum by another member, and have read the forum for a while without joining it myself until now. Hope to meet you in chat, as I will probably mostly be here to talk with others who understand, so that people in my "real" life don't have to deal with the additional burden of the crazy stuff I sometimes feel like talking about. Like how washing clothes can be a 4 week ordeal and how opening mail sometimes takes a month.... It really is too much for most, and I feel isolated because of it. Here I can joke about it, and feel human even when talking about PTSD symptoms.
Looking forward to getting to know you all! :)
I've been referred to this forum by another member, and have read the forum for a while without joining it myself until now. Hope to meet you in chat, as I will probably mostly be here to talk with others who understand, so that people in my "real" life don't have to deal with the additional burden of the crazy stuff I sometimes feel like talking about. Like how washing clothes can be a 4 week ordeal and how opening mail sometimes takes a month.... It really is too much for most, and I feel isolated because of it. Here I can joke about it, and feel human even when talking about PTSD symptoms.
Looking forward to getting to know you all! :)
