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- Life hurts, and then more and more and .......Seems most of my life has had pain and immense difficulties. No sooner does one crisis go before another one appears. Last 8 years have been spent looking out for our daughters who were severely abused...
- Hi First, some background to this question. Earlier this year, after several weeks in an induced coma it was determined that our youngest daughter was having non epileptic seizures. She is 20 and continues to have them multiple times a week. A...
- Hi allI am wondering whether bipolar 2 is a possibility for me, and if it even matters. Recently I had my first hospital admission for severe depression and complex ptsd. Given that I am in my late 50s, would it really matter to get a 'correct'...
- HiThought I would give an update on my first admission to a mental health facility. Thanks for your encouragement about my reservations.Ended up being 5 weeks and wish I had done it sooner. Had to keep reminding myself that I was there for ME, not...
- Hi allAbout to have my first admission to a psych hospital tomorrow. Just need a safe place to try and work through some of what life has thrown at me these last 7 years in particular. So worn out, numb, distanced, everything is an effort.Hoping to...
- I am so exhausted, and still got a long road ahead. It is 7 years this week since our youngest daughter disclosed years of abuse at the hands of her brother. Her sister was also abused. I myself have a history of childhood trauma. My brave daughter...
- HiThought I would give a quick intro. Was formally diagnosed with depression and anxiety in my early 50s. Many people over the years suggested I need help and medication. Tried everything but meds, reached out for help many times, but never made...
- HiI feel so stuck in a rut, trapped, defeated, hopeless. Our 2 daughters have complex ptsd, depression, anxiety, eating disorders. You get the picture. I also have all of these except for the last one.The last two years have been relentless with...
- On Friday we moved our 20yodd into an apartment, the first stable place to live in 20 months. Through a chain of people we found out that last night she attempted her life. Police were called to open the apartment. She is in icu but is expected to...
- HiReally struggling with just keeping going. Oldest dd was in a private psychiatric ward and due to be discharged today. Instead she o'ded and is now in icu. She has bpd and it is tearing us apart. We have so much on our plates in the family and we...
- It has been several years since I posted, so most of you won't know me. Our two daughters, now aged 20 and 18, were abused for years by their brother. We found out over 5 years ago and life has been a roller coaster since. We have all but lost...
- HiHave been a big mess since yesterday. Have done more crying this last day than in the ladt year. I was abused as a child, and both our daughters were abused by their brother, so we are a family with complex ptsd. This last year has been really...
- Been a long time since I posted. Our 19yodd has been readmitted to hospital. Very suicidal, self-harms extensively and constantly dissociates. She has a great psychiatrist and psychologist who both specialise in trauma. We r at our wits end as to...
- HiFor those of you who have walked with me over the last year, thank you. We have come a long way. We are all in a better space with a much stronger family unit. The last few months have been spent mostly on supporting my parents. Dad passed...
- I have been in counselling for 18 months now,mainly focusing on the effects of what has happened in our family (our son abused our daughters). Now I am really starting to move into my own childhood trauma. I have had nightmares over the years, not...