Mariealoha
New Here
Hi...I just happened to find this forum after doing a Google search on ptsd.
I'm grateful to be here.
A few months ago I was with my best friend and we were foraging along the side of the road in the rural community we have always done. A pick up truck drove by twice with a man in the back. I waived and smiled thinking they went to the mailboxes. Well I looked up the road and noticed them turn around and head back. I felt weird and turned to move the truck. It was a few feet away and we left the keys in. By the time i turned he was already in the driver seat and had the engine started. He tried to run is over twice. We managed to get away because we are small and athletic. But it was a close call both times. I am not coping well with the anxiety.
About a week and a half later I was traumatized again by a man disrespecting my sexual boundaries.
These two things have since snowballed into almost every other area of my life. I feel like I'm losing grip on reality.
I was just trying to feed my kids. I've foraged around here for years. Now I don't. I don't do anything anymore that involves the public or people.
Even shopping is hard.
I had a panic attack today walking one block from the clinic to the health food store.
I feel lost and scared.
I am a single mother with 5 kids in spread out ages. My oldest has a disability and lives at home.
I'm grateful to be here.
A few months ago I was with my best friend and we were foraging along the side of the road in the rural community we have always done. A pick up truck drove by twice with a man in the back. I waived and smiled thinking they went to the mailboxes. Well I looked up the road and noticed them turn around and head back. I felt weird and turned to move the truck. It was a few feet away and we left the keys in. By the time i turned he was already in the driver seat and had the engine started. He tried to run is over twice. We managed to get away because we are small and athletic. But it was a close call both times. I am not coping well with the anxiety.
About a week and a half later I was traumatized again by a man disrespecting my sexual boundaries.
These two things have since snowballed into almost every other area of my life. I feel like I'm losing grip on reality.
I was just trying to feed my kids. I've foraged around here for years. Now I don't. I don't do anything anymore that involves the public or people.
Even shopping is hard.
I had a panic attack today walking one block from the clinic to the health food store.
I feel lost and scared.
I am a single mother with 5 kids in spread out ages. My oldest has a disability and lives at home.
