Hi there,

I was recently diagnosed with PTSD. I am a Hurricane Katrina survivor from Mississippi Gulf Coast now living in Maryland. I rode out the storm for nearly 11 hours. One day my hometown was there... the next day everything was gone. Since the storm I have moved 4 times and changed jobs 5 times. I dropped out of college and I've gained close to 60 lbs. I have no friends and my wife just recently moved out of our home. I have been hospitalized 3 times... once for suicide attempt. I'm taking antidepressants and other psych meds. I have a psychiatrist, 2 therapists (individual and family), and a depression group... all with weekly appointments.

The basic gist of it is that, starting August 29th, 2005, life as I knew it ceased to exist. I feel like the storm has never ended and I am stuck in the turbulence. Every 2-3 months something big knocks me off my feet. It has been really difficult to get any sort of routine or stability into my life.

Coping with this is all new to me. I was diagnosed with PTSD with depression and anxiety in March of this year. I hope that the group here can give me some insights. I also hope that I might be of help to others.

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