New Here - Never Done This Before

[justwant2befree]

I am new here and still learning how to cope with all this. I am hoping I can learn more here and better understand it all. I am not really sure what else to say here. I have never done anything like this before.

 

[Clydiechick]

Hi

Welcome. Here is a great place to start. Lots of us had never been in a forum before here. This is a very safe and supportive environment. We are here to help.

Take care
Clydie

 

[ISupportHer]

I am glad you are here.

Some new members will post in detail on their first post, others can barely say hello. Whatever is comfortable for you is fine.

You do not yet reveal what your trauma is. I dare say that when you do, someone here will say I know how you feel. Only because they DO. I am sure that others will say that they feel comfortable here because of that. That no matter how alone you may feel in your experience or thoughts, there are those here that "get it" because of their own histories. Not a shallow "I know" but "I know because it happened to me"

Others, like myself, will NOT know exactly how you feel. Have not experienced your specific trauma but still care. Some have had an all together different trauma but still know the sting of PTSD. Others like myself, don't have PTSD at all but have loved ones who do. I cannot say I know how you feel but I can say "I get it" and that I care.

I hope that your simple initial post is a baby step toward healing for you as you discover the resources here. Not only the information but the sense of family here. The journey to heal is something that YOU have to do yourself. You will have to work on it, of course. Maybe, just maybe, you will connect with others. That support here is just great beyond words.

Welcome!

ISH

 

[All Roads]

You have come to the right place.

ISH and Clydie are right. I haven't been here long and am so grateful for the support and sound advice I have received as the wife of a sufferer. We all have some idea of how this feels for you from one perspective or another.

Hang on in there and everything in your own time. Just remember you are not alone with this and we do all care.

Cathy