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20-02-2008, 09:27 AM
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| |  Glad I Found A Place of Understanding
Hi everyone! I am so glad I found this website.
I have suffered from PTSD and other anxiety/mental illnesses for the past 8 years. I am 22 years old next month. I am married and have a 30 month old son. It's been very hard just to survive. I have been to the hospital 5 times within these last 8 years, and I've also suffered from numerous suicide attempts.
So these are the experiences in a nut shell that led to the disease...
Being raped,
Excessive guilt because of life choices,
Doubt and fear concerning my religious beliefs,
Not having a father,
Being pregnant and my mom kicking me out,
Not sleeping during my pregnancy for 6 months,
Severe Insomnia,
Self-Hate,
Severe Anxiety,
Severe Depression
Shattered Dreams,
And hating it!!!
I can't handle day to day life and I just want to be a part of a group like this where others understand. Thank you. |
20-02-2008, 11:35 AM
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Hi. welcome to the forum. |
20-02-2008, 12:10 PM
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You came to the right place kivismom . . . . nice caring bunch.
Last edited by anthony; 21-02-2008 at 03:37 PM.
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20-02-2008, 02:06 PM
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Welcome Kivismom! |
20-02-2008, 02:46 PM
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Kivismom,
Welcome, you will get help and support at this site with all understanding because in many ways we are all in the same boat.
sunnydaze |
26-02-2008, 09:11 AM
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Hi there!
Well done for reaching out - you are certainly not alone anymore, in terms of having people around who understand and empathise with how you feel.
You said...
So these are the experiences in a nut shell that led to the disease...
Being raped,
Excessive guilt because of life choices,
Not having a father,
Being pregnant and my mom kicking me out,
Severe Insomnia,
Self-Hate,
Severe Anxiety,
Severe Depression
Shattered Dreams,
And hating it!!!
I have taken a few out and left those which mirror some of my experiences too! Your list mirrors mine and many others.
Welcome to the road of recovery 
Spirit x |
26-02-2008, 12:58 PM
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Kivismom,
Welcome. You are not alone here, and parts of your list sound very familiar to my own experience. |
27-02-2008, 12:27 AM
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Welcome to the forum. |
27-02-2008, 07:45 AM
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