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Welcome to PTSD Forum. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now.

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After reading this site for a lonnnggg time, I decided it was time to join. I was diagnosed with Delayed Onset Complex PTSD 18 months ago. But who's counting. Basically I lived 37 years not remembering a thing from my childhood and then I started having flash-backs. Sexual abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse.... a snappy little mix that I never remembered. O...and my job...working for a major news company covering death and destruction. The person that I was turned out to be nothing that I am. I always think of my team of psychologists/psychiatrists as a bunch of clowns on unicycles....they help. They've helped every day since this happened. But they don't have it. No one I know has it and so that's why I'm here. I talk, I go to individual therapy, I go to group therapy...but I feel like I'm still on that island of "nobody understands....nobody knows". Guess I'm either hopping on your island or stepping off of mine for all this.
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There are a few here that don't remember much of their childhood either. I have some memories, but not all. WE understand so I guess this is your island for now......
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Take your spot, assume residency. And welcome to our island (forum).

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I remember most of my childhood but I blanked nearly all of the trauma till about 5 years ago. I have a missing year when I was 9, I have no idea why. And I'm missing a couple of years in my early 30s, I remember a few bits and pieces, but it's mostly blank. It's disconcerting trying to fill in the blanks. Old photos and diaries help a bit.
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