Me Myself and I
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If only in my country people were familiar with PTSD!
I am Libian, and my PTSD "exploded", "emerged" back in 2011, when we had the war in Libya. We had a tough time back then, and we seen and been exposed to very horrible things, and ofcourse as a result my PTSD again emegerd.
What I am really sad about though, is that I had to come to the UK to get help, not that I don't like it, not at all, actually I found great help and was lucky to find a great therapist. What I am really sad about, is the fact that in Libya still up to now they refuse the idea of any "psychological" problems. They don't quite believe and understand such thing as PTSD or any other related thing.
When I first started having my attacks, they diagnosed me with epilepsy right away, and I had to start taking tablets and following a very strong treatment. they never ever said that it could probably be anything else, specially since I had this "sudden" epilepsy right in the middle of the crisis.
Mom is a pharmasist though, and she knew that something wasn't quite right, and that's when she took me to the UK.
The thing is though, having this constant thought about all those other libians who had been "wrongly" diagnosed with epilepsy. I can't let the thought of them out of my mind, that's when we wrote a letter to the doctor who first diagnosed me back in Libya and told him he was wrong. Surprise surprise, we got no reply, and the only thing we have been told was that Libians will rathar have tablets than being "labeled" as "patients with paychological issues". I was so crossed, couldn't
bare the ignornace!!!
Few months ago though, I heard they sent a lot of professionals there to libya to aware them of such thing as PTSD, and train as many people as possible in order for them to then start helping everyone who had been terribly affected by the war.
I really hope they will, because it is already difficult to cope when knowing what you have, let alone when you don't.
I was lucky enough to have had the possiblty to come here, and for that I am greatful.
I am Libian, and my PTSD "exploded", "emerged" back in 2011, when we had the war in Libya. We had a tough time back then, and we seen and been exposed to very horrible things, and ofcourse as a result my PTSD again emegerd.
What I am really sad about though, is that I had to come to the UK to get help, not that I don't like it, not at all, actually I found great help and was lucky to find a great therapist. What I am really sad about, is the fact that in Libya still up to now they refuse the idea of any "psychological" problems. They don't quite believe and understand such thing as PTSD or any other related thing.
When I first started having my attacks, they diagnosed me with epilepsy right away, and I had to start taking tablets and following a very strong treatment. they never ever said that it could probably be anything else, specially since I had this "sudden" epilepsy right in the middle of the crisis.
Mom is a pharmasist though, and she knew that something wasn't quite right, and that's when she took me to the UK.
The thing is though, having this constant thought about all those other libians who had been "wrongly" diagnosed with epilepsy. I can't let the thought of them out of my mind, that's when we wrote a letter to the doctor who first diagnosed me back in Libya and told him he was wrong. Surprise surprise, we got no reply, and the only thing we have been told was that Libians will rathar have tablets than being "labeled" as "patients with paychological issues". I was so crossed, couldn't
bare the ignornace!!!
Few months ago though, I heard they sent a lot of professionals there to libya to aware them of such thing as PTSD, and train as many people as possible in order for them to then start helping everyone who had been terribly affected by the war.
I really hope they will, because it is already difficult to cope when knowing what you have, let alone when you don't.
I was lucky enough to have had the possiblty to come here, and for that I am greatful.
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