Hello to everyone. Very glad to have found this place.
I'm 34 years old and have not been officially diagnosed with PTSD, but the research that my wife and I have done seems to indicate that it is likely. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety and believe the PTSD is a primary contributing factor.
My PTSD seems to stem from my experiences as a child/teenager. I was the subject of near-constant teasing from both family and schoolmates. My history also seems replete with teachers who seemed to think the best way to encourage a student to do better was to publicly humiliate them in front of the class and/or make them feel stupid. It makes me wonder how many other kids I grew up with are having similar difficulties. I still have occasional nightmares involving these people, most of whom I have not seen in almost two decades.
I have very limited contact with my family, who live in the midwest (I live on the east coast). I was constantly tormented by my two brothers (one older, one younger) who seemed to relish in doing things together without me. Individually my family members are very cold and emotionally interact very little with each other. As you can imagine, my home environment was not a safe refuge from my experiences at school. As a result, I became self-centered, selfish, and very withdrawn emotionally and remain so to this day.
I am currently seeing a psychiatrist and therapist for help with my depression and anxiety, and at my next appointment will be bringing up the subject of PTSD. My psychological problems have pushed my marriage to the breaking point and I am, quite frankly, tired of living a life of constant fear, depression and anxiety.
If anyone has any suggestions for good questions/ways to broach the subject with my psychiatrist, that would be much appreciated.
D
I'm 34 years old and have not been officially diagnosed with PTSD, but the research that my wife and I have done seems to indicate that it is likely. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety and believe the PTSD is a primary contributing factor.
My PTSD seems to stem from my experiences as a child/teenager. I was the subject of near-constant teasing from both family and schoolmates. My history also seems replete with teachers who seemed to think the best way to encourage a student to do better was to publicly humiliate them in front of the class and/or make them feel stupid. It makes me wonder how many other kids I grew up with are having similar difficulties. I still have occasional nightmares involving these people, most of whom I have not seen in almost two decades.
I have very limited contact with my family, who live in the midwest (I live on the east coast). I was constantly tormented by my two brothers (one older, one younger) who seemed to relish in doing things together without me. Individually my family members are very cold and emotionally interact very little with each other. As you can imagine, my home environment was not a safe refuge from my experiences at school. As a result, I became self-centered, selfish, and very withdrawn emotionally and remain so to this day.
I am currently seeing a psychiatrist and therapist for help with my depression and anxiety, and at my next appointment will be bringing up the subject of PTSD. My psychological problems have pushed my marriage to the breaking point and I am, quite frankly, tired of living a life of constant fear, depression and anxiety.
If anyone has any suggestions for good questions/ways to broach the subject with my psychiatrist, that would be much appreciated.
D