Sufferer New Here, Hello..

[alis]

Hi. Thought I would make this introduction thread.

I'm in remission for some time now from anorexia, still seeing a T from the recovery program I am in who has started working with me on some trauma elements in my life.. My T believes I have CPTSD...

The "C" in the PTSD part quite startled me. My assumption of complex was that it was reserved for prolonged sufferers of childhood abuse or for people enslaved for long periods of time.

She said PTSD was usually the result of a single event, where the Complex part comes in is that it's often not a single event? Is she right to say this?

I thought the instability of my childhood was a normal thing, but in a sense, it was completely normal to me, it's the only thing I've ever known.

I always thought that once I recovered from my debilitating eating disorder I would be okay, things would be quote on quote "normal" (whatever that is!) It has been making me quite mad that now although the eating disorder isn't as much of an issue this whole ptsd thing is coming up and making me quite angry... It took me SO long to recover from the eating disorder, I am in disbelief that I would still have symptoms not related to the ED that cause an impairment on my quality of life.

Hoping to find support in this forum.. My T is not a Trauma specialized T.. She deals with majorly people with eating disorders.. so unsure how to navigate really.

-A

 

[Astrid_Shadow]

I'm the first one to respond. I am an ex anorexic. I only recently beat the sickness. I also have ptsd. I'm sorry your going through all this. I know how hard it is to live with an eating disorder since I've had mine since I was 12 and only just beat it now and I'm 23 almost 24. It's a long road ahead to beating anorexia but once you've beaten it honestly it's the best feeling in the world. Hugs if you accept and I'm always here if you need to vent. I hope you find the forum helpful.

 

[alis]

I'm the first one to respond. I am an ex anorexic. I only recently beat the sickness. I also have...

thank you for your reply. congrats on beating your eating disorder, i know how difficult and how much of a struggle it is. It often feels like i would get better a little then get worse after and it would be this vicious cycle for years and years..back in the depths of my ed the word "healthy" felt like a dirty word, but now it doesn't which is an incredible feat for me. hugs if you accept as well.