I stumbled across this site today. I've already commented on someone else's post and thought that I should probably do an introduction. I am not a sharer at all, but I am going to give this a go...
I have ptsd, social anxiety, panic disorder and all the fun things that go with it. Along with the emotional problems I have a lot of physical problems; sarcoidosis, multiple site arthritis, and a few other "fun" things...I have had the panic disorder since 1992 and the ptsd since 1996. I have lived more than half of my life without my parents. I've lost all my grandparents, some aunts and uncles, some cousins, and many friends.
I tend to call myself a "hot mess", hah!
What is left of my family is rather small and my support system is even tinier. I live in a small town and I don't know anyone here. I am a single mother and I am foraging through life in the best way I know how. I deal with a hostile ex husband, I have a great s/o who doesn't quite understand the ptsd, which can be frustrating at times for sure. It's been an up and down 38 years, but I am blessed to have made it this far.
More than anything it is nice to read other people's stories and know that I am not alone in this.
I feel it's important to be here for others, to never compare our pain to others, to know that there are millions in the world that have it worse than you, and to try and spread positive energy whenever I am able. x
I have ptsd, social anxiety, panic disorder and all the fun things that go with it. Along with the emotional problems I have a lot of physical problems; sarcoidosis, multiple site arthritis, and a few other "fun" things...I have had the panic disorder since 1992 and the ptsd since 1996. I have lived more than half of my life without my parents. I've lost all my grandparents, some aunts and uncles, some cousins, and many friends.
I tend to call myself a "hot mess", hah!
What is left of my family is rather small and my support system is even tinier. I live in a small town and I don't know anyone here. I am a single mother and I am foraging through life in the best way I know how. I deal with a hostile ex husband, I have a great s/o who doesn't quite understand the ptsd, which can be frustrating at times for sure. It's been an up and down 38 years, but I am blessed to have made it this far.
More than anything it is nice to read other people's stories and know that I am not alone in this.
I feel it's important to be here for others, to never compare our pain to others, to know that there are millions in the world that have it worse than you, and to try and spread positive energy whenever I am able. x
