Poll What Support Do You Have?

[Britt.f7]

Thank heavens for the new T

Pencil, I'm so glad this therapist is working out!

 

[aka]

I do get support from some of my family and my T. But it seems they cannot understand the complex nature of the chaotic emotions that go through my head everyday. So i usually feel isolated and misunderstood even with there support.

 

[Pencil]

Pencil, I'm so glad this therapist is working out!

Thanks Britt! So am I :)

 

[Tanishq]

I have no support in offline life. I discuss online and try to get support from here. I have tried getting T, but I am living in different country. Therapist are available in metro cities only in our country. I am not living in metro city. It's very hard to manage this ptsd, going through nasty family members. Sometimes I feel super tough to handle alone.

I have reduced to talk about this all online. I think what if that freaks out them? So I feel much better at this place. I have 1-2 online friends which are on facebook and they seem understanding to this.

Now I have started thinking to distance myself from them,too. This stuff is very heavy on me and what if that drains them. Sometimes I want to chat with them regularly, but now I don't want to do so. They have life and I don't want to disturb them with my issues.

 

[Bone Gryphon]

My support network involves my family, the give me love and courage to do things I need to do during the day, I've managed to support myself this way, and my self esteem is increased

 

[Estacia]

I have meds, my seven year old and online support. That's it. I have made no efforts to seek other support methods. This of course is on me.

 

[Changing4Best]

Since the poll only allowed for one choice, I entered support from a therapy group. However, I have support from a close friend too, but since we both go to that therapy group and that is where I met her, I felt that my answer was the better of the two choices I had, since it includes both.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I have my husband and my daughter. I have my p doc and my emdr therapist. I have a new group that will start soon. That is the extent of the support I have.

I was bullied and gossiped about in the place I used to live. I moved away and this is my fresh start. I do not have many friends here because the people stick to themselves. I have two people I am getting to know. I have more support than I thought. I have two other people I am getting to know also.

 

[Ayasha]

I said that I had a therapy group because I have reached out to different resources available to me, so that's how I interpreted that choice, at least.

I have good friends who do support me and without them I don't know if I could do this but I attribute my progress to the counselors I have met.

 

[71nothing]

I have told nobody about my trauma or having PTSD except for my therapist. I have five children and a full time job that get my best functioning self everyday. I'm pretty sure not sharing any of this information contributed to my husband of 18 years walking out on us 4 months ago in the middle of the night. I was a pretty unresponsive wife, friend, partner, etc. The energy it takes for me to function everyday is exhausting yet nobody except my therapist has any idea just how difficult it is. I'm not convinced that even my therapist completely knows. I tend to portray myself as much stronger than I actually am. Weakness to me is equal to vulnerability. Vulnerability is unsafe.

 

[Ayasha]

I tend to portray myself as much stronger than I actually am.

I do that too, but something my T has said is that it is very hard to act strong unless you have the ability to back it up. You can do this. :)

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I have ptsd and I am a caregiver for my husband who has dementia with the occasional hallucination and delusions. Today he is having a bad day. I get no support for this. I am on my own. I know the day is coming when I when I will have to hire home health care. He is fading fast. I feel overwhelmned to day because he is having a bad delusion. He is falsely accuse me of doing stuff. I am doing the best I can to remain cheerful and upbeat. I keep on gently reminding him that he is having a delusion. He is is a bad mood.