Poll Ptsd From Childhood

[Victory Is Mine]

I can't relate to the sibling abuse, but I have totally had the same issue with not having a pre-PTSD me to go back to. I have been a little freaked out going into therapy because I don't know who 'me' is without PTSD. My personality formed around it. When I started treatment, my therapist immediately started pointing out things that I just thought were part of who I am and telling me they were PTSD symptoms. Like the fact that I have tunnel vision really bad. I have always ALWAYS had a hard time find things and noticing things that are not directly in front of my face. My family gently teases me about it. I'm just always hyper-focused. I never saw it as a bad thing or a symptom before... just a quirk. I've even used it to my advantage at times. Will all these things go away? Will I lose part of myself?

I tend to take a similar view to @Solara now. I figure this is just an opportunity to have more control over who I want to be after therapy. I get to decide!