Sufferer Hi, I'm Bambi - Childhood Trauma, Pregnancy Termination

[Bambi]

I terminated a pregnancy over 20 years ago, contracted blood poisoning on the operating table, got beaten up by my dad, moved across country to live with bloke who then dumped me so moved back....so much going on didn't know I had ptsd until 5 years ago.

I am now trying to recover, am drug free, frustrated and very untrusting of the medical profession. I have acupuncture and work out a lot. I feel largely isolated and am glad to have found a forum of other people with ptsd so I can feel more like a human being again...any help with that will be gratefully received.

I would love advice on how to reconnect to family, friends and the world generally, have made a start but find the whole experience very painful...:rolleyes:

 

[DharmaGirl]

Welcome! I'm glad you found the forum. I have found a lot of help and healing here and received and given lots of support. I have no advice on reconnecting, I'm struggling with that myself, but I'm sure others can help.

 

[intothelight]

Welcome to the PTSD Forum! :)

 

[KP the nut]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum. :)

 

[Brad1980]

I had a mistrust of the world. I really didn't like people very much either. Connecting with people was difficult I did not now how. I have good people around me now but it took a long time, and a lot off coffee. I was given some advice on how to build trust with people that was given to me. You build trust a little bit at a time. In a conversation share a little bit of the real you and see what the other person does. If the treat the information with respect you can trust with a little more in the next conversation. Some people will cut and run other will supportive and share share some of themselves back. Either way if you get burned it will only be for the little piece that you shared with them. It took me a long time to do this. I have a tendency to overload people at the beginning and it freaks them out and they run away. I have some good friends now after learning how to do this. Have I been burned yep. Did it suck yep. Did it stop me nope. Because you can only be burned for the last little bit that you shared it was manageable. Good luck welcome.
Peace