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My names Olly, I'm from the UK
I have had ptsd since last October (2007)
About myself - i'm a teenager and i'm at a 6th form/college
Thats about all i can think of for now
First intro was a bit simple:
Putting it simply - my ptsd developed about 1.5/2 months after i witnessed what i thought was one of my parents committing suicide. Hard to explain erm, this parent was in a really bad state after the other left (divorce) and one day after both parents talked outside my house, the other (bad state parents) ran inside, i followed, they pulled a kitchen knife from the draw, turned it upon themselves and fell back with the knife. I ran out to get help from the other parent before i could stay to look anymore, and then ran back to the kitchen to find that the parent had not killed themselves, but only i suppose "half" went for it.
Apologies for the confusing 'parents' parts, to be honest i just find it uncomfy to referr right now.
To be completely honest i do not feel like this is anything justifiable after seeing others experiences.
She Cat
06-05-2008, 07:16 PM
Olly,
Welcome to the forum.... Are you in therapy? If not I would advise you to seek out a therapist. If you have been diagnosed with PTSD then please remember this.....It doesn't matter HOW you got PTSD, or what you went through. Trauma is trauma, pain is pain, to all of us. It's the end result that we are left with PTSD.
sunnydaze
07-05-2008, 12:09 AM
Hello OLLY,
Welcome,
It is sad to witness such a thing . Hope you get the necessary help for what you are going through.
sunnydaze
Yeah i have counselling, which can sometimes really help
And thanks for replies :)
Seeking_Nirvana
07-05-2008, 12:24 PM
Hi Olly and welcome to the forum. I hope you can find the help you need here.
Tammy
anthony
07-05-2008, 02:22 PM
Welcome to the forum olly...