I have trouble posting. I have trouble responding to posts, I have trouble e-mailing friends, or talking to friends. I have trouble with social interaction. In the written context, I know I want to say the right thing, or voice what I'm thinking clearly and often times I find myself deleting my response before posting because I don't think it's up to par.

I don't talk to new people often, even if it's just in classes where the topic is clearly defined. Hell, I have trouble raising my hand in lectures to raise a point or contribute to discussion. And I'm not shy.

I'm not exactly sure what to make of this but I assume it has something to do with my PTSD and chronic depression, I just don't know how to tackle it. I'm trying to make environments feel safer for me so I feel like I can handle them and be more social. I don't feel like me, but the me I'm referring to is almost a decade ago when my PTSD symptoms weren't quite pronounced yet.

A. Lauren