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[Loulabell]

Hi new here.
I have been diagnosed recently with PTSD & I am currently in CBT. I have for 46 years kind of self managed my ptsd or thought I had:-/ untill over the last few months my world has shrunk to 3 rooms.
Gradually I have given up travel, friends, family , work, Hobbies, love life, & have allowed my ptsd to consume me..literally at the moment everything scares me.. Anxiety levels are off the scale.. I'm so tired.
But I'm still here & even by writting this I feel a glimmer of hope , if I can write this & if I can continue with CBT it may just be possible to find another way to be kinder to me.
I look forward to getting to know you.

 

[hodge]

Welcome. CBT is good stuff -- keep at it.

 

[seedling]

Welcome to the forum @Loulabell.
You are brave to work at getting your life back.
Glad to hear you are in therapy.

There is a lot of support and information here :)

 

[EveHarrington]

Welcome to the forum. :hug:

Can I (gently) challenge the thought that you ---let--- PTSD consum you? I think that perhaps part of it was not having a diagnosis until recently and another part is the fact that we oftentimes do whatever we can in order to manage/minimize symptoms, even if that means locking ourselves away from the world. I think you've been fighting against it your entire life with what skills you've had. Maybe I'm reading too much into that one little word (let), but the good news is now that you have a diagnosis, it's a bit easier to get on a healing path now that you know what you're up against.

I'm glad you decided to join us on your healing journey. :)

And I absolutely love your username! A relative used it as a term (nickname) of endearment for us youngsters.

 

[intothelight]

@Loulabell Welcome to the forum! :)

With therapy, resources like this forum and a lot of hard work, you will get better and your world will open up again. I hope you find the information and support here beneficial to your healing.

 

[Loulabell]

Welcome to the forum. :hug:

Can I (gently) challenge the thought that you ---let--- PTSD consum...

Hi.. Many thanks for your kind words. You have hit the nail on the head, I have spent years devising copeing strategies just to survive life, most have been destructive booze, drugs, bad relationships studies (3 degrees now) you name it I,be tried it to damp down the way I feel.
With support from my awesome long suffering hubby & family we persuaded a GP to get me assessed by Iapt team ( 3 years wait) upshot the PTSD diagnoses. Early days for CBT but I'm lucky there has been no cap on my sessions.
Also I have for the last 10 years been T total , no drugs & a loving relationship..so even alone I had been actively making posertive changes & recognising that I couldn't run forever. Each day is utterly terrifying at the moment, but I'm working on my grounding technics & belly breathing, & trying hard to relax... Hard bloody work

 

[Loulabell]

Welcome to the forum. :hug:

Can I (gently) challenge the thought that you ---let--- PTSD consum...

My user name is our pet name for my middle daughter

 

[Deleted member 28403]

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