Sufferer My Name Is Cassie And I Have Ptsd..please Help Me

[Cassie170]

Hi I'm Cassie and I am 17 I have PTSD. I was abused by my dad when I was little and he's a alcoholic. I was raped by my cousin in 2006 it would be every week till my parents found out or they made me say what was going on the person that raped me would say "don't tell mommy or daddy" and of course my 8 year old self believed him. I always have worries about being on my own because ill always sense that someone will rape me or if im around my dad that is drunk or someone that is drunk, I'm afraid that they or he will hurt me. I got bullied a lot and still do, last year I missed a whole quarter of school (6 weeks) because I was always afraid of getting bullied and teacher would call me fat. Now I go to a alternate school and I'm still scared of going to school so I missed quite a few days so now I have a truancy warning again. I attempted suicide freshman year and sophomore year so I was in the hospital for at least a week after each attempt and now I am in out patient treatment which ends in a couple months ive been in there sense August 2014 and I only remember 2 DBT skills we only do DBT on Tuesdays other wise its just check ins or expressive art therapy. so that's me feel free to leave any questions and thanks for reading it means a lot <3

Cassie

 

[Seagreen]

Welcome Cassie, You have endured a lot. I hope you find peace and healing.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Hi Cassie and welcome to the forum!

If you want to learn more DBT skills, I know you can find online DBT resources, and there have been a number of posts here on the forum about DBT as well. I know that a number of people use the DBT skills workbook as they find that helpful. I've also found CBT to be quite helpful. I personally recommend "CBT for Dummies" and the accompanying workbook. You might want to learn those skills as well. I think you can get a lot of support here on the forum!

 

[Nikki100]

Welcome to the forum, Cassie!
I'm sorry you had to go through all that!
This forum has a lot of support and and information to offer.
I hope you find the support and strength you need for your healing. You deserve it!
Nikki :)

 

[intothelight]

Welcome and I hope you find the information and support here helpful.

 

[KP the nut]

Hi and welcome to our community.

I have been here 4 years and have found friendship, support and information. Hoping you find the same.

 

[Lucycat]

Hi @Cassie170 welcome to the forum.

You have been through a lot. I am sensing that you are already anxious about leaving the support of the inpatient programme. What have they planned for you after discharge? Where will you live? Will you have an ongoing case worker? Do you have a lot of family support?

I am sure you have learned a lot of skills over the past few months. Sometimes it is quite difficult to appreciate just how far we have come and need to take a good look at ourselves to acknowledge the healing that has already taken place.

 

[illusionist]

Hi! Welcome! You will find a lot of support here, lots of understanding people.

 

[joeylittle]

Hi, @Cassie170, and welcome to the forums. I hope we can be a place where you can learn new skills, and re-enforce the ones you have.