Sufferer I so rarely talk about my PTSD issues I thought it would be good to reach out.

[Bluleaf]

I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself I so rarely talk about my PTSD issues and thought it would be good to reach out.

 

[Survivor3]

Hi @Bluleaf welcome to the site.

 

[joeylittle]

Welcome, @Bluleaf - want to share more about what you're struggling with, these days?

 

[Bluleaf]

Welcome, @Bluleaf - want to share more about what you're struggling with, these days?

Thank you so much for welcoming me. I struggle with social anxiety that keeps me from leaving my house many days. And in certain social situations, an interaction can push me into a breakdown. This morning when I decided to go on a walk, I had an experience like this and realized that I need to get help. At least reach out and talk about it. My ptsd issue is really beating me down and feel very defeated right now. I realize how important it is to talk about it and really wish I had more of a support system

 

[Sideways]

Welcome to the forum:)

 

[Dynamic]

Hi! I am so glad you are reaching out.

 

[Widow_of_one]

Keep reaching out! Add a note to someone else’s thread even if it is brief…welcome!

 

[Mee]

Welcome . I bet you’ll find plenty of people you relate with here.
The ‘not going out’ is one I have felt and slip back into easily ( I have found this eased a lot by the stay at home conditions of covid).

 

[Bluleaf]

Welcome . I bet you’ll find plenty of people you relate with here.
The ‘not going out’ is one I have felt and slip back into easily ( I have found this eased a lot by the stay at home conditions of covid).

Did you find that your stress and anxiety were eased by the stay at home restriction?

 

[Mee]

Did you find that your stress and anxiety were eased by the stay at home restriction?

Hugely. It helped that my husband was at home all the time and a stressor in my life has been away - due to return next month. But the idea others understood restriction and anxiety maybe ? The idea of pressure being off certainly . That flexibility existed to normal way of doing things - distance etc has suited me