Sufferer Ptsd, Along With A Few Other Wonderful Side-disorders. It's Phenomenal To Discover A Ptsd Forum!

[Storm-ridden]

Hi-

So after 14 years of being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder (and they didn't seem to appreciate it when I brought them evidence of why it /wasn't/ bipolar!) I finally found an awesome therapist and a set of doctors that were willing to listen enough to figure out what it was- PTSD, along with a few other wonderful side-disorders that can come with it (generalized anxiety disorder and depression, being the 2 big ones). Between some pretty severe bullying growing up (my sister has Asperger's, so she made a fantastic target, and there wasn't much I could do to help, but I tried...and became a target myself), a mother that loved me, but at times was out of control and childish (and lots of fighting between my parents) and some less than stellar boyfriends in the past... its made life sometimes a real hellhole. So. Hoping for help and support on here, and hoping I can help and support others as well. Finding others that have gone through similar situations and can relate would be wonderful. Been having a lot of good days lately, but the past couple of days have had some real bad points. So. Fun times with PTSD! heh. Anyway, hi everyone! :)

 

[WillyKat]

Welcome to the forum!

You came to the right place. I've said it before in another thread that the existence of this forum is a revolution for us. Thanks for finding us.

 

[erasjkhanson]

I also just discovered this place today. Such a relief. for three weeks now I have had about thirty hours of emdr therapy in two hour chunks. What a ride! I am completely mentally and emotionally raw and drained. Now I am trying to figure out what to do now. I was within hours of suicide and a emdr therapist on her day off decided to call me instead of wait until after the weekend. That was three weeks ago. She and emdr have literally been lifesavers. However on that note some days are better than others. Today is not a good day. I was hoping to be past all of this by now. My therapist says is am making great progress and to be patient. I think I keep backsliding because of my work situation. looking for somebody to message with or start a forum. Looking for friends that I can assist and hopefully assist them with my experiences. where do I go from here?

 

[Lucycat]

for three weeks now I have had about thirty hours of emdr therapy in two hour chunks

That horrifies me. It is recommended that EMDR is not undertaken more often then weekly, as the brain needs time between sessions to process the trauma. A session is usually between 30 minutes and an hour. It would appear that your therapist is not following the guidelines...

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum! :)

 

[WillyKat]

@erasjkhanson,

Glad you found someone that cares, and glad you found us. Therapy's a long road.

Start your own new thread in the Introduction section and tell us more about yourself, that is, as much as you care to say.

 

[intothelight]

Hi Storm-Ridden,

Welcome to MyPTSD forum! :)

Unfortunately it seems that misdiagnosis is pretty common with PTSD. Finding what is wrong is the first step in learning how to make it better. I hope you find this forum helpful as you work on healing.

Take care.

Debbie

 

[Storm-ridden]

Thanks, its been a bit of an up and down for me. Had a really bad weekend and I'm still recovering today- little pissed with myself, because I'd been doing pretty well and hoped I wouldn't have more days the last couple.