Question:
Hi everyone My name’s Chris. I’m british, a victim of years of c.a, an orphan at 26, and have just been diagnosed with complex ptsd. When I look into the nature of what my psychiatrist has chosen to tell me, after years of depression, breakdowns and mania, I realise what has been going wrong all this time. Why I always run from everything and everyone at times, and grasp for rescue at other times, why I can never sustain myself in any commitment. Why I can’t keep a job or a relationship, always depending on drugs, lustral and tranks. But I don’t want to be like this anymore. I’m looking into all the triggers that have made me this way, and looking for channels of support. A friend brought this group to my attention, and I hope from now on I can get some headway into a better life. I would appreciate if experienced members could give me some advice through this, and let me know what to remember when posting to this group. Love to all Chris.
Response:
Hi Chris; You certainly have an excellent focus to start with. One of our difficulties is holding any focus at all because our inner life gets so intense and quite distracting. One of the vitally important things we can do for each other is provide a place and a way to get our thoughts and feelings out. Talking and writing our just two ways among many that work well. The help is in getting them outside of ourselves where we and our friends can see them more clearly. It surely helps when everything seems all befuddled and we can’t get focused on even one clear thought. Once we do have them all out, we can begin the work of getting them processed and making use of what we’ve learned. That is not so easy when our thoughts and feelings are so painful. They seem more like punishment than information we can make use of. Anyway, welcome to life after trauma. I’ll add myself to the list of people who are rooting for you. Steve "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:9p6o8g$k1d$1@plutonium.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone > My name’s Chris. I’m british, a victim of years of c.a, an orphan at 26, and > have just been diagnosed with complex ptsd. When I look into the nature of > what my psychiatrist has chosen to tell me, after years of depression, > breakdowns and mania, I realise what has been going wrong all this time. Why > I always run from everything and everyone at times, and grasp for rescue at > other times, why I can never sustain myself in any commitment. Why I can’t > keep a job or a relationship, always depending on drugs, lustral and tranks. > But I don’t want to be like this anymore. I’m looking into all the triggers > that have made me this way, and looking for channels of support. A friend > brought this group to my attention, and I hope from now on I can get some > headway into a better life. > I would appreciate if experienced members could give me some advice through > this, and let me know what to remember when posting to this group. > Love to all > Chris.
Response:
Welcome to a place with others that have PTSD and know the road you are on. Sometimes just knowing others and communicating helps. You asked "what to do?" and as far as this newsgroup goes, feel that you are welcome and amongst others that understand. As far as real life goes, perhaps a therapist and a psychiatrist are your best help right now. Each of us handles our PTSD differently, yet therapy and medication for the physical problems is a very common thread. I hope that you find help to ease your pain. Welcome…Kristine If natural energy and impulses are too severely suppressed for too long, they become violent. It’s natural for something that’s been held under pressure to become violent in its release…Jim Morrison
Response:
Hi Chris, Sorry you have PTSD, but glad you found this ng. Welcome. You’re among friends here. kat "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:9p6o8g$k1d$1@plutonium.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone > My name’s Chris. I’m british, a victim of years of c.a, an orphan at 26, and > have just been diagnosed with complex ptsd. When I look into the nature of > what my psychiatrist has chosen to tell me, after years of depression, > breakdowns and mania, I realise what has been going wrong all this time. Why > I always run from everything and everyone at times, and grasp for rescue at > other times, why I can never sustain myself in any commitment. Why I can’t > keep a job or a relationship, always depending on drugs, lustral and tranks. > But I don’t want to be like this anymore. I’m looking into all the triggers > that have made me this way, and looking for channels of support. A friend > brought this group to my attention, and I hope from now on I can get some > headway into a better life. > I would appreciate if experienced members could give me some advice through > this, and let me know what to remember when posting to this group. > Love to all > Chris.
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