New Here - Just Diagnosed With PTSD

[cec]

Hi

I was just diagnoses with PTSD two weeks ago along with anxiety and depression. Being a middle aged male, I didn't' seek help because of being so ashamed and too afraid. So all my life I've lived in fear of people, and in, what my psychiatrist calls, a dissociated state, I have sleep problems, anxious dreams, nightmares, and images in my head of past childhood abuse. And huge gaps (years) in my memory. I get so exhausted form the anxiety.., I can't talk with people without shaking, can't concentrate...

Enough said, I don't know if I should be here.

cec

[captrn1]

cec you are in the right place. A lot of support here...stck to it and get to know some people here....take care
Kelly

[cec]

Thanks Kelly

cec

[Seeking_Nirvana]

Hi cec, your symptoms tell me that you are in the right place. You came this far don't back out now. There is a wealth of information here to help with PTSD.

Hang in there!
Tammy

[anthony]

Hi cec, welcome to the forum....

[cec]

Tammy, Anthony,

Thanks for the welcome. As I read more posts, I do see the similarities. On one hand this is reassuring, but on the other, it can evoke anxiety when someone else's experience nears my own. This is probably true for everyone here. Still, I feel very ashamed and afraid like I want to cover my computer with a blanket so no one sees.

Take care and again thanks,

cec