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I'm Cassie.aaaaack i don't know how to do this,even here.I'm nervous:(

Basically I grew up in a very bad home environment full of abuse,neglect,violence,drug use,and alcoholism. I was raped twice as a teenager. I was also in an extremely abusive marriage a few years ago, and about a year ago my father murdered my sister and committed suicide..

I barely sleep anymore even when I desperately need to, my mind races at night and I get anxious at every little sound I hear inside or outside the house. I get angry outbursts a lot, like never before. I had to go buy a punching bag because I kept punching and breaking things around the house. I was never full of rage like this before what he did.

My days and nights are filled with horrible,beyond disturbing flashbacks and mental images and anxiety. I am preoccupied and feel like I'm almost obsessed with the past and with death. I feel sick to my stomach and worn out all the time. Most days my whole body hurts. I barely leave the house anymore except to go to school and when I absolutely have to take my kids somewhere or to go grocery shopping. Even then I try my best to have someone go with me, because I can't stand to go alone, I get so nervous and I get irritable when I'm nervous. And then my fiance gets mad because he doesn't get why I need someone with me.

I get disoriented and confused alot, and I have trouble remembering so many things. I often get lost in places I should not.

When I do sleep I have a lot of nightmares and sleep paralysis. My fiance does not understand any of what I go through, when I dissociate he just calls it "spacing out" or "floating away in space" .

I don't know what to do anymore,after everything that has happened the rest of my family was forced to split up to find new living situations and I am living far away from them. So I am here with my fiance who has no understanding of what I'm going through and doesn't seem to try to understand it even when I talk to him about it.

I am so tired,so tired of so much. I'm tired of feeling like there's a wall between me and everyone else. I'm tired of feeling this way I know I don't think like most people and it makes me feel like I'm going crazy or something. I'm tired of going through life and every time I think somethings changing another bad thing happens. I feel like I will never know peace. I just found this website tonight. I have read many posts on here and I can't believe there are so many others like me out there.

Sorry if i seem to be rambling,well I suppose I am rambling but oh well.
 
Is there anyway to just delete my posts?I feel really silly and very embarrassed about posting my history for all to see.It's awkward to have people just looking at it but not saying anything..it just makes me feel like people are thinking i'm even more kooky than i am..just remove this please.I'm thinking maybe some things are just better left unsaid.
 
Please delete it,i don't want to feel like an animal in the zoo.I'm really embarrassed about my past.
 
Hi Cassie

I am so sorry no one has replied to you. This is not usual, as we always try and say hello at least.

Before you leave, take some time to read through some of the articles and other areas of the forum. There will be more help than you could ever imagine.

Maybe also seriously think about looking for a therapist who can help you more than we can here.

Take care, and don't give up on us just yet.

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Welcome to the Forum Crl, have you had a chance to seek therapy or/and see a psychiatrist? Don't feel embarrassed to post.
 
Hi Crl. I'm so sorry for what you went through. Don't feel embarrassed. Everyone here has a different story...but we're all here to help eachother. Welcome to the forum. Don't be discouraged by the lack of responses. This is a great place. It's helped me so much.
 
Hello Cassie
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Welcome to the forum. It takes a lot of courage to post your history, so sincerely well done. Please be patient in getting replies, it can sometimes take a bit of time. Sometimes members can be totally overwhelmed with their own issues, that they cannot always give immediate support and replies to others. Also, being a world-wide forum, everyone is in different time zones. Take the opportunity to read all the information here.

The members here will give great support, help and guidance - so stick around
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((((Cassie)))))
Hello and welcome. Don't feel embarassed. We are here to help not to judge. There are great people on this site full of experience and kindness.Hang in there.
 
Hey,
I'm having a rough day so sorry if I don't say much.

You're not kooky.

It's ok to ramble (if you ever find my posts from good days they can get long too
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I felt really embarassed when I came here too. It get's better/ you'll feel more comfortable with time.

If you dont want to post again that's cool too, for a long time I just read articles before finally feeling like I had something to say and joined to start posting. I really suggest the articles, they helped me alot and helped my bf and I's relationship (and he has PTSD, but we are SO different in how we reacted that it was like he had to learn it all over again for how it affected me).

My bf isn't on here, but I've emailed him links to the articles (especially about dissociating) that explained what I thought was going on better than how I would have said it. That might be of interest to you (or not, that's cool too).

So basically, here's my 'Welcome', I hope you can find what you're looking for here.
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Hello and welcome Cassie!!

Please know that this forum supports thousands of members that have histories similar to our own. They may have slight differences in some areas, but the reactions and scars are the same. In my experience here, I found that the more I read the articles about PTSD in the article section of the forum, the calmer I became at being a member.

I think the best part of this format for us is the fact that no one knows your real name or any other personal information unless you decide to post it yourself. Being able to post what I was thinking and feeling, without judgement from others, allowed me to process my pain. I got different ways of looking at my pain from others here, and was able to see those areas were I was in denial from others input. I didn't have to "look" at them or "listen" to them unless I chose to do so.

I do know that it is almost impossible to have a healthy, happy relationship with someone else until you can have that type of relationship with yourself first. This forum helped my husband understand SO much more about my PTSD than me trying to explain. The articles helped me to understand myself and not feel so alone. It also gave me a starting point to my healing, as well as, living life on life's terms.

Don't give up yet!! Take a deep breath and know that here there is help, should you want to help yourself. Your past, present and future is not something that should embarass you. I can honestly say that there are probably more of us here (than not) that have experienced most of your past. We don't judge, we help heal if your ready to take suggestions and experience from those of us that have been right where you are today. Keep posting!!

See ya around suzie q
 
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