My introduction - Living with PTSD

[Faith-and-Hope]

Absolutely @Jek ...... ❤️💕💐❣

[Shaz51]

 Hello @Former-Member

 @Tookyspookims @Jek @TAWNEY @Faith-and-Hope 

[Former-Member]

Hi @Former-Member

Thank you for the heartfelt and brave post, sharing with others your traumatic experience.  Understandably you are navigating an emotional time at the moment but I'd like to say a big well done for sticking with the exposure therapy and really working hard through this.

Just to let you know I have changed the title of the thread as a warning to others that your post contains potentially triggering information. Sadly, experiences like yours are too common on here and can be distressing for others to read similar stories. 

I hope you keep up the good work with your therapy and stay strong through this difficult time. 

Shel49

[Former-Member]

Thankyou, @Former-Member. I understand. Yes it is hard right now, but I know I will get through it. Acceptance from others, like here on Sane, helps that process. Yes I have done both Exposure Therapy as well as EMDR over the past nearly 2 years. I had hoped as a result that this year may be better. However I guess there are a few other factors in play this year. Like my suicidal brother, who I have had a long conversation with again this afternoon. As well as giving up work a few weeks ago. I could no longer deal with the confrontational issues my workplace presented, amongst other reasons.  Anyway thanks for the support and understanding. And again I apologise sincerely if I have hurt anybody else by posting today.

[Former-Member]

@Former-Memberthe really frustrating part is that there seems to be no shortcuts. It's a matter of reaching an unknown endpoint, hopefully triggering a breakthrough and repeat until all necessary endpoints have been reached. And for me it's like those russian dolls. You open the first, you find another, you open that and there's another, and another and as yet I'm still to find the last one. I just hope it's there.

Sometimes even finding them can be hard, mine seem to have legs to wander off. Then you track one down and have to figure out the combination to unlock it.

Not sure if that's understandable, i know sometimes I appear to talk in riddles. (Not deliberately.)

and I'm very glad you posted today.  You tugged my heart strings in an incredibly inspirational way. Thank you.  You are so courageous.

[Former-Member]

@Former-Member

Wow you really have had a lot on your plate lately. 

Your strength is inspiring as is the resilience and supportiveness of the members on this forum.

Thank you for understanding the need to edit the thread title. 🙂 

[Former-Member]

Thanks @Former-Member.  You are talking in a riddle like manner, but after re-reading your message - yes it does make sense to me.  And yes, its oh so true.  Thanks for your kind words, at a time I really am doing it tough.  I hope one day I can repay you, and the other kind folk here, by offering support when you all need it the most as well.

[Former-Member]

Hello @Former-Member.... yes I am told others interpret my thoughts as riddles. I don't see it. That's nothing to do with my trauma though, that's one thing that has always been me so yay I guess .. not sure lol

You do know the Russian dolls I was talking about though, right? if not yes I can definitely see it would be a riddle even to me.

Anyhow.. how are you tonight?

[Faith-and-Hope]

@Former-Member @Former-Member

[Former-Member]

@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Shaz51

Ha ha, yes they're the ones Faith - they are known as "Babushka Dolls" or "Russian Nesting Dolls".  Cute arent they?  

And yes Tookyspookims, the riddle made perfect sense.  Thankyou.

How is everyone today?     

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