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I'm a 22 (23 in 4 days so I'm counting it) year old ciswoman from California. My PTSD started from childhood trauma stemming as long as I can remember. I've been diagnosed with a whole slew of other things: panic disorder/BPD/bipolar and I'm still figuring out what stuck and what was the trauma talking with my psychiatrist and therapist. I struggled a lot with my thoughts and spent many a year suicidal and coping horribly with things, but it's gotten significantly better through CBT, DBT, and medication. A lot of my trauma comes from childhood physical and emotional abuse, adult emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and trust issues. It takes work every day, but it's getting easier as time goes on.
I'm hoping to connect with other people on here since a lot of the time, when it comes up, it gets me completely out of nowhere and makes me feel really isolated. It's scary and it's hard. I also just wanted to say I'm proud of all of us for surviving what we've been through and continuing on. Even reaching out and connecting with others is a step towards feeling some sort of relief from this absolute mental hell.
I'm hoping to connect with other people on here since a lot of the time, when it comes up, it gets me completely out of nowhere and makes me feel really isolated. It's scary and it's hard. I also just wanted to say I'm proud of all of us for surviving what we've been through and continuing on. Even reaching out and connecting with others is a step towards feeling some sort of relief from this absolute mental hell.
