Mee
MyPTSD Pro
Welcome.
I’m four years into trauma recovery and actually find myself having to be really cautious of self medication in a way I didn’t have to be before my breakdown/ diagnosis. i have to be very strict with myself as a parent is an alcoholic .
As to recovery- I think it depends on the definition of that word. Initially I was terrified that I couldn’t be who I was before my emotional collapse occurred . Within a few months of therapy I knew I couldn’t recover that person . Now I mourn for that person but would not want to ‘recover ’ as I was. I want to learn emotional function better than I managed before and in a more self forgiving and relaxed way. I think since I really let go of trying to be ‘the old me’ I’ve made more progress :).
however - we all process differently and have different challenges and importantly we use words differently. I hope you get benefit from this group :)
I’m four years into trauma recovery and actually find myself having to be really cautious of self medication in a way I didn’t have to be before my breakdown/ diagnosis. i have to be very strict with myself as a parent is an alcoholic .
As to recovery- I think it depends on the definition of that word. Initially I was terrified that I couldn’t be who I was before my emotional collapse occurred . Within a few months of therapy I knew I couldn’t recover that person . Now I mourn for that person but would not want to ‘recover ’ as I was. I want to learn emotional function better than I managed before and in a more self forgiving and relaxed way. I think since I really let go of trying to be ‘the old me’ I’ve made more progress :).
however - we all process differently and have different challenges and importantly we use words differently. I hope you get benefit from this group :)