Hey!
I am 36 years old and a single mum. I have never been married but would love to one day be able to make that commitment. I was born in a suburb of London but moved to Oxford when I was 14 then Stoke on Trent when I was 17.
I am in my second year of a single honours Psychology degree with associated education studies - like Lisa above said so too am I. I am sure that it holds me back and becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that I will struggle academically

I have moved around a lot (about 9 times)- Canada was the farthest although I think that it was really running away hoping that my environment would change how I felt about myself. I live in a place, that I don't feel comfortable to name right now, in which I aim to stay and put down some roots. It is a beautiful place to live!
I have managed to retain one friend over the years but only because she re-entered my life initially. Friendship and trusting people or simply isolating myself is something that I have struggled with and I have always managed to rationalise why I did not want certain people in my life. Now I try hard to keep a link with someone who I feel is good for me.

I love exercising ( the gym) although I do struggle when I am there as I worry that I will have a panic attack in front of people and being breathless and feeling my heart pound is one of the triggers for this. However, I still go and do what I can at the time to keep myslef calm and in the here and now. Swimming is also great most sports actually. I love reading but for pleasure not always for Uni. I LOVE music! I love to give to others just not at my expense anymore! I love to talk about life! At the moment I have joined a meditation group - we are practising 'mindful breathing'.

I was diagnosed with PTSS the end of last year but two years prior to this my last doctor believed I fitted in with PTSD. I have lived with many of the symptoms derived from a traumatic childhood in slience for many years. I keep deleting what I was trying to write so I shall just move on......

I recently trained to be a 'learning mentor' and was asked by the co-ordinator of that to represent the course from a students perspective for the National Audit office in London and have since been given the opportunity to now become a mentor trainer to young people at high school. My long term big ambition is to become a therapist specialising in children who have suffered trauma :-) I love being with children - I am still one in many respects!