Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.
I want real humans. No offense. I want friends or someone to see and high five and hug. I’m also sick of people. I want to reach out but people don’t reach back. It when they do it’s about them or to give hope they don’t know how to give and it feels like they’re a million miles away. A pastor, a mentor, a friend, I’ve said nothing on these matters because surely they’re done or will be done soon anyways. Everyone walks away or stays and treats me like dirt, or worse. I’m done. And I should be. But I’m alone and I don’t know how to handle that.
It sucks to put our trust in anything, and be left cold as the person fails to be what we had thought that they were going to be.
As a child to adult, I idealized EVERYONE. Compared to my life, everyone had their stuff put together. I would sit and watch, and yearn to have a part of what they had.
My heart was destroyed more than a few times, by people who failed to live-up. They had their own concerns. So while I could go over and help paint their house, they were NEVER going to return the favor.
Finding peace within myself...took time. Learning not to overextend myself. Learning not to expect more of others than they realistically were going to give.
For me anyway, learning how to walk away, and CLOSE the door, on people...who were going to try to take advantage of my pain, to force me to their views (Beth...others too, but definitely Beth).
I can't tell you that you'll find the person that you're looking for. But I can say, that life can be happy and peaceful when I was able to walk away from the people who were NOT what I needed.
I hope that you do find your real life hug, Patti