I've had numerous mental health professionals note I have PTSD. Mine stems from childhood experiences. For decades my brain has been in denial and am just now beginning to deal with it. Sometimes, after a talk-therapy appointment, I just want to run away...escape.
Wouldn't it be great to be able to put the past behind oneself, to not affect one's present life. But I have learned, a learning curve of decades, that child abuse will manifest symptoms in adult life. I, too, have anxiety and depression disorders and it ruins the quality of my life.
I am the one starting this thread and if I could I would delete it!! Extremely naive on my part. This is not helpful for me and if it has been harmful to others I am sorry.
I've had numerous mental health professionals note I have PTSD. Mine stems from childhood experiences. For decades my brain has been in denial and am just now beginning to deal with it. Sometimes, after a talk-therapy appointment, I just want to run away...escape.
Your feeling about running away is common for those of us who uncover PTSD experiences later on in life. However, often peace will come about as a result of this discovery. Support groups are good for this as well. There are many different groups available to discuss these childhood problems that we've kept "under covers" so to speak. In a support group, we learn from the coping strategies of others and also don't feel so alone in our pain.
I am the one starting this thread and if I could I would delete it!! Extremely naive on my part. This is not helpful for me and if it has been harmful to others I am sorry.
Hi, @parus. I'm pretty sure that if you hadn't started this thread, someone else would have, and I'm finding it helpful reading what people have to say. If it upsets you to read it, you can just delete it from the posts you follow, though I'm not sure how to do it.
PTSD certainly affects a lot of people, and we need to know that we're not in this alone, and it helps to learn how others are coping with it. I'm fairly certain that there are many, many people with PTSD who don't recognize what's wrong with them, and others who deny it or don't want to admit it. Some people let it define them, and I suppose there are those who claim falsely to have PTSD, for whatever reason.
I know how upsetting it can be to relive the reasons for our PTSD - flashbacks, stress, anger, anxiety, panic, guilt - we all react to it in different ways. Talking about it can help a lot, and even listening and reading other's experience can.
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Hi, @jimhd—thank you very much for your kind response to @parus.
@parus—thank you for starting this thread on PTSD. The community has had great benefit from this thread you started. At the same time, however, it’s certainly fine if you would prefer to withdraw from the conversation. At the bottom of any response to this thread that you receive by email you will note that there are the words “Unsubscribe to this thread” with a link. If you click on that link, you will no longer get notifications for just this one thread.
If you choose to leave this thread, please know you are always welcome to come back and check in if you would like, and we would miss your participation.
I still stop by...I just cannot read about details and totally my issue. I have unsubscribed and glad others benefit and I have at times. I have learned to not read some as it can be upsetting and I also realize some can share more in detail. This is a public site and we are all special in different ways. Also new to this type of thing.
There are many w/ PTSD and many getting diagnosed all wrong and this can worsen the symptoms of PTSD. I hear some say they have been helped through therapy and there surely are therapists w/ good boundaries, well educated and professional. For now, I need to heal from the abuse by therapists. As I may have stated-one less predator in the mental health system.
There are many folks I know that have been in therapy (I once was) that want others to get therapy as it helps them and we are all different. It would take a highly skilled professional to determine if someone has PTSD. Many times PTSD is misdiagnosed and this can turn into a horrific experience.
I know I would "not" diagnose another as even professionals "can" and "do" make mistakes.
If this shoe happens to fit some...I apologize for starting this post on PTSD.
i also would like to share this as it might help others. i have 2 cats and 2 dogs. if i ever feel so depressed and want to harm myself i think of the animals. what will happen to them? i must be here to take care of them. by taking care of them i am taking care of myself. since i do not have any family this is soul saving at least to me.
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I've had numerous mental health professionals note I have PTSD. Mine stems from childhood experiences. For decades my brain has been in denial and am just now beginning to deal with it. Sometimes, after a talk-therapy appointment, I just want to run away...escape.
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1 ReactionWouldn't it be great to be able to put the past behind oneself, to not affect one's present life. But I have learned, a learning curve of decades, that child abuse will manifest symptoms in adult life. I, too, have anxiety and depression disorders and it ruins the quality of my life.
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2 ReactionsI am the one starting this thread and if I could I would delete it!! Extremely naive on my part. This is not helpful for me and if it has been harmful to others I am sorry.
Hello @sue1
Your feeling about running away is common for those of us who uncover PTSD experiences later on in life. However, often peace will come about as a result of this discovery. Support groups are good for this as well. There are many different groups available to discuss these childhood problems that we've kept "under covers" so to speak. In a support group, we learn from the coping strategies of others and also don't feel so alone in our pain.
Have you tried any support groups?
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So true, Sue. That which we don't deal with, has a way of dealing with us, doesn't it?
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3 ReactionsHi, @parus. I'm pretty sure that if you hadn't started this thread, someone else would have, and I'm finding it helpful reading what people have to say. If it upsets you to read it, you can just delete it from the posts you follow, though I'm not sure how to do it.
PTSD certainly affects a lot of people, and we need to know that we're not in this alone, and it helps to learn how others are coping with it. I'm fairly certain that there are many, many people with PTSD who don't recognize what's wrong with them, and others who deny it or don't want to admit it. Some people let it define them, and I suppose there are those who claim falsely to have PTSD, for whatever reason.
I know how upsetting it can be to relive the reasons for our PTSD - flashbacks, stress, anger, anxiety, panic, guilt - we all react to it in different ways. Talking about it can help a lot, and even listening and reading other's experience can.
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3 ReactionsHi, @jimhd—thank you very much for your kind response to @parus.
@parus—thank you for starting this thread on PTSD. The community has had great benefit from this thread you started. At the same time, however, it’s certainly fine if you would prefer to withdraw from the conversation. At the bottom of any response to this thread that you receive by email you will note that there are the words “Unsubscribe to this thread” with a link. If you click on that link, you will no longer get notifications for just this one thread.
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2 ReactionsI still stop by...I just cannot read about details and totally my issue. I have unsubscribed and glad others benefit and I have at times. I have learned to not read some as it can be upsetting and I also realize some can share more in detail. This is a public site and we are all special in different ways. Also new to this type of thing.
There are many w/ PTSD and many getting diagnosed all wrong and this can worsen the symptoms of PTSD. I hear some say they have been helped through therapy and there surely are therapists w/ good boundaries, well educated and professional. For now, I need to heal from the abuse by therapists. As I may have stated-one less predator in the mental health system.
I am thankful for the support.
I am glad I have found this part of Mayo clinic.
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2 Reactions@jimhd Does this mean I am now leader of the pack??? PT again today so about ready for the heat/cold routine.
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1 Reactioni also would like to share this as it might help others. i have 2 cats and 2 dogs. if i ever feel so depressed and want to harm myself i think of the animals. what will happen to them? i must be here to take care of them. by taking care of them i am taking care of myself. since i do not have any family this is soul saving at least to me.
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