How Did You Find This Forum?

[macbeth]

I have been thinking today how lucky I have been to find this forum. I found it by complete accident when I googled information about PTSD and a certain medication. I am just curious as to how others found their way here and what kind of impact it has had on their lives both positive and negative?

 

[mrsps]

I like you found it when I googled info on PTSD. I have found it a real eye opener as to how many suffer from PTSD and all the different forms in which it affects people. I am thankful for a lot of the stuff I have read to realise I am not a "freak" that many people are going through the same stuff. "Im not alone"

 

[macbeth]

I with you on that @mrsps. I am comforted by the fact I am "normal". (normal for ptsd!!!)

 

[Sammyiam]

Mrs P, I could have written your post. Macbeth I could have written your post as well.

I found it by accident as well when I googled PTSD. I had no idea what it even meant before I went to the doctor and she told me I had PTSD.

 

[Friday]

Long story short : My life exploded and I was effing desperate

 

[Underdog]

For me, two friends started telling me about their own symptoms once I had removed myself from the last trauma and had some time to cool down. I was already deeply confused about what had and was still happening inside, and wondering why I just couldn't move forward like I had done nearly all of my life after realizing things had to change. My therapist had been already mentioning PTSD and nodded when I explained how strangely similar my own experiences had been during the trauma to their daily experiences. So I started researching trauma, which led to stress and various mental disorders in an effort for me to understand my own journey. Then a series of threatening events occurred and I went back into shock and panic attacks nearly as severe as they were during the trauma. That's when I really started focusing on PTSD and found this website through a search. It's been a lifeline for me to hear other people talk about what is happening to them which gives me some major insight into how things are working inside of me as well.

 

[franciemarnie]

I googled hyper vigilance and found a thread on here. I began to read posts and was blown away. Thank God for MyPTSD. And Anthony!

 

[digger]

I was at a stuck place in therapy. Ready to give up on it pretty much. I can't remember specifically what I was googling but it was stuff to do with that and it kept coming up with threads here. I found myself finally, and for the first time, in a place where things were familiar and people could relate.

I honestly believe that I would have quit therapy by now, and trying to get better, if it weren't for this site and the support I've received, and continue to receive, from it. People here have given me the encouragement and reassurance and advice I needed to breakthrough some stuff with my therapist and to stick it out when I felt like giving up.

 

[.Bubbles.]

I Googled "PTSD forum" as I needed to connect with people that understood.

I read some threads, and didn't even bother looking at any other forums. This site is exactly what I was looking for. I'm thankful to have found it!

 

[Bookoffee]

I needed to share my emotions and fears with someone so I started a page on Facebook and my wife and I thought that was a bad outlet so she found this forum for me. I cried the entire first week I was on here with great relief that I wasn't crazy and I wasn't the only one having the same thoughts and struggles.

I have meet some wonderful people on this forum. I have learned a lot about PTSD here and received a lot of help

 

[Lucycat]

I was diagnosed with CPTSD and desperate to find out about it. I think Google brought me here. I struggle to remember life before the forum!

 

[scout86]

Pretty much the same as everyone else. I found one other PTSD forum first. Read some on there and is seemed to be a bunch of people whining and complaining, which was neither useful, nor interesting. Then found this site & it looked like what I was looking for and turned out to be even better than that.