Sufferer Taking steps to recovery

[CopperDeer]

Hello all,

I was diagnosed with PTSD my sophomore year of college (just finished my junior year this week). I'm still trying to be proactive with my recovery, but each day is a massive challenge. I find that the symptoms I present change every few weeks and that can be hard when I think I'm making progress. My boyfriend is my only support and it's a lot of pressure, so I decided to find support elsewhere and make things easier for him. I'm hoping to get and give something positive to/from the community here.

 

[bellbird]

Welcome @CopperDeer :)
This is a great place to find support. Are you in therapy at all?

 

[Angelwings]

Welcome, @CopperDeer
I have just recently started using this forum and it is incredibly helpful to me. I hope you find more support and find some positive things here.

 

[CopperDeer]

Welcome @CopperDeer :)
This is a great place to find support. Are you in therapy at...

Yep! My therapist specializes in trauma treatment, so I've been seeing him through this whole journey. He's an invaluable resource.

 

[Still Standing]

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you join us. This is a great community of folks who are quick to support and encourage.

 

[littleoc]

You're in a great community for that -- welcome :)

 

[Joan]

welcome and great job reaching out.

 

[LuckiLee]

Hi. Glad you found us. But sorry you have to be here. There's a ton of information here for you and your boyfriend. Is he educating himself about the disorder? PTSD relationships are very difficult to navigate so the more information you both have the better.

A great place to start is the PTSD stress cup. Good luck on your journey!!

 

[EveHarrington]

Welcome!

 

[mumstheword]

Welcome:) I hope this forum helps.

 

[CopperDeer]

Hi. Glad you found us. But sorry you have to be here. There's a ton of information here for you and yo...

Thank you. No, he relies on me for information (which can be really draining). He just doesn't think to look stuff up like that, but I suspect he also has PTSD so it could be an avoidance thing too.