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my name is shane but you can call me grief. i live in arlington va. i'm 28 as of today and i joined a little while ago and have spoken with a few folks here who are very lovely. but had not really made one of these introductions. i am being assessed for ptsd and dysthymia and just began to see a counselor last week through my employment. i am a digital forensic analyst. i have a daughter and i am married.
my ptsd comes from a profoundly challenging childhood and some isolated events later on which involved many different forms of abuse. i do struggle with chronic health issues. i am HIV+. (you know the john mulaney bit. "hello! i am gay! i have AIDS! i am new in town!") as well as the mental difficulty of those, as a result of this. however i am stable at this time. (with medication i lead a normal life. i am able to be intimate. etc.)
i am not generally as open of that aspect of my life as there is a great deal of stigma associated with this although there is so much misinformation out there at this point it is simply due to boredom of answering the same repetitive questions. i have had people assume my daughter and husband are both + because they are in close proximity to me and such. i have had a medical professional roll his eyes and say it's to be expected.
although i no longer hold shame over it and it is partially why i grew into my identity as a queer person and having queer mentors who understood my struggle from a historical standpoint. (and this is why covid deniers really aggravate me but do not get me started on that one.)
i happen to be somewhat of a political person. somewhat of a longwinded person. i hate the beach. i can quote king lear by heart. i'm fluent in four languages. i am dyslexic. i will make too many "i'm in" hacker jokes because i have the sense of humor of an 80 year old man. it's not only trauma that lives in my brain after all. i'm glad to be here and i look forward to getting to know all of the rest of you.
my ptsd comes from a profoundly challenging childhood and some isolated events later on which involved many different forms of abuse. i do struggle with chronic health issues. i am HIV+. (you know the john mulaney bit. "hello! i am gay! i have AIDS! i am new in town!") as well as the mental difficulty of those, as a result of this. however i am stable at this time. (with medication i lead a normal life. i am able to be intimate. etc.)
i am not generally as open of that aspect of my life as there is a great deal of stigma associated with this although there is so much misinformation out there at this point it is simply due to boredom of answering the same repetitive questions. i have had people assume my daughter and husband are both + because they are in close proximity to me and such. i have had a medical professional roll his eyes and say it's to be expected.
although i no longer hold shame over it and it is partially why i grew into my identity as a queer person and having queer mentors who understood my struggle from a historical standpoint. (and this is why covid deniers really aggravate me but do not get me started on that one.)
i happen to be somewhat of a political person. somewhat of a longwinded person. i hate the beach. i can quote king lear by heart. i'm fluent in four languages. i am dyslexic. i will make too many "i'm in" hacker jokes because i have the sense of humor of an 80 year old man. it's not only trauma that lives in my brain after all. i'm glad to be here and i look forward to getting to know all of the rest of you.
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