I am sorry if my statement caused you some grief Alienne, it certainly was not intended as such. However, I was a therapist for 25 years (now retired) so I suppose I do sometimes ask quite forward questions! I am glad you thought about it though, that really was my intent, for you to think about why you felt so concerned posting here. Yes, there is a possibility someone from your "real life" will see your post, but I believe it is quite slim, provided you don't give away any really identifying information. When one posts upon the internet, one does take the risk of making oneself or aspects of one's life public, that is a given.

I fully understand being afraid to trust, and everyone has been new here, myself included. In my own case, my husband joined the forum 2 months before me, and I spent those 2 months simply lurking and reading publicly before joining at all. After joining, I was not a member of the private group for nearly 3 months. I became acquainted with the forum publicly, and am glad I did so, as I have learned much from the PTSD sufferers as well.

You do sound busy Alienne. Babies are extremely demanding, however so precious! And having someone acutely ill with PTSD is something I fully understand as well. I certainly didn't mean to infer that you didn't post often enough, only that you should feel free to post here whenever you desire. You needn't feel nervous about it. There are many good people here who are delighted to offer support and friendship. And please do not worry about grammatical errors. If something is truly unreadable, that is what I am here for really, to edit, not give lectures! So, "lecture" over! Please, please do feel free here Alienne. People wish to help.