Sufferer I Think I Have Been A Massive Idiot.

[Hashi]

I agree with Whitney about the value of sharing here. I wouldn't talk about therapy versus the forum. I would say both are important in different ways. I've found good therapy to be life changing. And I desperately needed to change my life.

Chris, it sounds like your mandated counselling was inappropriate - certainly too short - and has only made things worse. I'd suggest looking into the possibility of longer term therapy with someone qualified and experienced in working with clients with PTSD.

I hope sharing here on the forum will help you a lot, too.

 

[Toria]

Hi Chris - I've been reading through your posts and the first thing I thought was not that you'd done a very stupid thing, but that you'd done a very brave thing. I'm a Supporter as opposed to a Sufferer but I do have a phobia, and the thought of working in the same place as the thing I am most afraid of is just, well... urgh!

I agree with the others that you should look for some good counselling - that, alongside your own exposure therapy could be the key.

Wishing you all the very best