Good evening everyone.
I found this forum when I was looking feverishly for resources surrounding PTSD/CPTSD and cognitive impairment. I live in a mental-health desert in a very rural state. I've been living with this nonsense since I was a teenager and am now 51. Other traumas throughout my life added to the complexity (DV, SA) and as a medically retired police officer, I no longer have the "helper hat" that used to assist me in navigating through the PTSD waters.
Now, back in college - it takes me close to three times longer to get my writing done. My fragmentation and lack of memory is worse now than ever. And I was hoping to get my master's degree in counseling after this. Now, I wonder what the hell to do when I cannot find help for myself.
I joined in hopes of connecting with others in the same boat - or have similar experiences - and find ways together to encourage, educate and work toward better days.
Nice to "meet" you all.
I found this forum when I was looking feverishly for resources surrounding PTSD/CPTSD and cognitive impairment. I live in a mental-health desert in a very rural state. I've been living with this nonsense since I was a teenager and am now 51. Other traumas throughout my life added to the complexity (DV, SA) and as a medically retired police officer, I no longer have the "helper hat" that used to assist me in navigating through the PTSD waters.
Now, back in college - it takes me close to three times longer to get my writing done. My fragmentation and lack of memory is worse now than ever. And I was hoping to get my master's degree in counseling after this. Now, I wonder what the hell to do when I cannot find help for myself.
I joined in hopes of connecting with others in the same boat - or have similar experiences - and find ways together to encourage, educate and work toward better days.
Nice to "meet" you all.