Sufferer Just Diagnosed

[Lost.n.confused]

Hi. I'm new to this. All of this. I am 31 and was just recently diagnosed with PTSD, high anxiety, and severe depression. It hit me hard for I know there is no cure. I look at it as a lable. As I read more and begin to understand I see this is why I feel my life is a non stop tornado. I need a place to vent and help to understand why.. My relationship is falling apart again bc of me. I hope this forum can and will help. But feeling so lost confused and alone.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

It hit me hard for I know there is no cure. I look at it as a lable

You are right there is no magic pill, no amazing cure but my journey with PTSD had taught me one unfailing fact. With the right support and the right therapist PTSD can become manageable. I resign myself to the fact that there will always be triggers for me especially when I am least expecting it. As for Label ? No I do not see this as a label, I see it as I was traumatized/ Injured as a child. I am a firm believer that there are Injuries to a person that onlookers simply cannot see or even begin to comprehend. PTSD is after all an Injury to a person via psychological means. The traumatic event literally affects the part of the brain that stores information and memories. When we trigger and have flashbacks we are literally picking at old wounds. Those wounds for many of us are too deep to properly clean and there will always be scaring just like there is after major surgery. @Lost.n.confused Welcome firstly to the forum, it is a great milestone to overcome that first tenuous hurdle and actually post on here. You I am sure will find a mass of support from fellow sufferers on here as we can all relate to how PTSD affects us on a daily basis. Secondly ((HUGS)) from one sufferer to another. :hug:

Laurie

 

[Bedbug]

Welcome. You are not alone. You will find advice and companionship here.

 

[natalya]

hi. welcome. hope this site will help you.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Welcome!

It can be hard to accept that this disorder will be with us for life, but that doesn't mean it won't go into remission or that we can't heal. I want you to know that if you work on healing, your life can improve.

 

[WillyKat]

Welcome!

Vent all you want here. You're not alone. I know it's a bitter pill to swallow, but life can be meaningful.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

but that doesn't mean it won't go into remission or that we can't heal. I want you to know that if you work on healing, your life can improve.

Here, here @Solara . When I started on my PTSD journey last May I floundered for about three months before I stood back, actually thought for a moment how I was going to control the rest of my life. The decision I decided was to wallow in the past, (trauma and all) or take control of "MY" life for "ME". I chose the later btw, now I am able after approx ten months of aggressive therapy ( most of it self learnt from research. To say, yes I was abused as are thousands of people when they are a child. What I chose to do for me is accept that "NO" I can't change the past however much I would dearly like to be like Dr Who, but I can influence how my life will pan out from now on and I chose to be in control of my life and not let my past traumas control me.

Oh and yes please do "vent" I find it very therapeutic to vent and not bottle those negative emotions up. Let them out and vent at us ass much as you like, but! remember to breath afterwards. :-)

 

[WillyKat]

Many years ago I realized that there's three alternatives:

• Wallowing in the past (doesn't work)
• Running from it (works briefly, until you run out of energy, whereupon you begin wallowing)
• Turning around and facing Vader alone, kicking ass.

Granted, option three ain't easy and sometimes it's impossible not to slip back into options 1 or 2.

Now back to work on the time machine.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

Now back to work on the time machine.

WillyKat any room for a passenger? I am house trained as well.

 

[WillyKat]

Wouldn't that be a hoot. We could fix our lives and the rest of history too.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

WillyKat book me a seat then, cos after the last couple of days I really could do with disappearing for a while. ;-)

 

[intothelight]

Hi Lost.n.confused,

PTSD is just a label to describe what you are experiencing. It is not who you are, and don't let it define you. PTSD may not be curable, but it certainly is manageable.

I hope you find the information and support here helpful to your healing.

Take care.

Debbie