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I'm 20, almost 21, and I recently got diagnosed with PTSD. It's something I've known I've had for awhile but I didn't seek help until recently when my behaviors to cope with it started becoming dangerous. I was drunk almost every day for a month, experimenting with drugs, sleeping 6-8 hours a week (due to both insomnia and nightmares), wandering bad parts of town at night looking for fights, etc. I now have a psychiatrist and regular therapy sessions but I still don't feel like I'm getting much better (though I've mostly stopped the self destructive behaviors). I went to a PTSD workshop online and realized that I'd really benefit from talking to others with PTSD and learning some better coping skills. If anyone knows of any online (can't afford to leave my house right now because of COVID) support groups that deal with PTSD or child abuse, please let me know.