Hi m1m1,
Welcome
to the Beyond Blue forms, and thank you for having the courage and strength the
reach out for some help. It is not an easy first step to post about how you're
feeling and what you've been through, so I congratulate you for doing so.
I am so
sorry to hear about the multiple traumatic circumstances, events and abuse that
you have experienced, and from the people who are supposed to take care of you.
You are so strong and resilient to process these thoughts and emotions, and
then have the courage to tell us about it. You are a champion.
While I
can't relate, I can imagine how difficult it must be to reflect back over the
past decade and realise that what was happening to you from your father,
stepfather and friends when you were young can be identified as emotional abuse
and neglect. I was wondering, how are coping with that realisation?
I want to
acknowledge a strength of yours, that you are good at calming yourself down,
especially since you have anxiety this is great skills to have in order to
manage your anxiety symptoms from spiralling out of control. Unfortunately, I
cannot say whether you have PTSD or not. But if you're willing, post back and
we can unwrap things a little more together?
We are
all here for you.
Blake_S
:)