Sufferer Just found this place - PTSD, Autism, & Violence.

[Bigmess]

I am here of course because I'm a PTSD'er with roots in violence and hostile environment. I also have ASD with schizophrenic aspects and this only further complicates things in my life despite my full awareness and experience being as old as I am (29 now).I definitely have some chicken and the egg, what came first confusion regarding a lot of my issues. I have been this way much of my life and have made much progress with myself though my issues still remain strong today with no way to entirely deal with it all besides my addiction and getting away from everything for while (luckily I am near some nature which is essentially my disconnecting space I can go to almost every day). Sometimes I don't know how I remain as independent as I am as some sort of weird plus. As the name implies if you haven't got the hint yet I am a "big mess". Nice to meet everyone, I hope I'll get something out of being here!

 

[Survivor3]

Hi @Bigmess welcome to the site . There are lots of supportive people here and a wealth of information. What's ASD?

 

[Bigmess]

Hi @Bigmess welcome to the site . There are lots of supportive people here and a wealth of information. What's ASD?

autism spectrum disorder. Thank you! I can't believe I never thought to dig up a forum on this before but it seems very active here with many similar people.

 

[Survivor3]

autism spectrum disorder. Thank you! I can't believe I never thought to dig up a forum on this before but it seems very active here with many similar people.

Yes there are alot of people here with a multitude of experiences but common effects and similarities.

 

[LuckiLee]

Welcome!

 

[Friday]

Welcome to the community!

 

[8888]

Welcome! I also have ASD. It definitely makes it harder to have both ASD and PTSD.

 

[Freida]

Hi and welcome!

 

[H.S.]

I have ASD, too. In my case I think it makes my ptsd even more hidden - I'm always described as "hard to read", and "lacking somewhat in facial expressions and body language-expressions". What I say and what I look like don't jive. People don't understand my mind's logic.