topic Mental Health Stability - How do you gain it in PTSD and trauma

Mental Health Stability - How do you gain it

Lumpypumpkin — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:10:55 GMT

Hi, l was diagnosed witb PTSD in 2015 after a assault at work with no staff support. This was the straw that broke the camel's back after years of assaults.

It brough up old wounds from my childhood and other horrid events in my life. Depression and anxiety have been present since in severe and moderate at varying times.

I would like to know "what state of mind do you need to be in to be considered stable by a Psychiatrist? ". I have yet to be deemed stable and it is preventing me from moving on with my life.

Sadly for me l was also confronted with a drug addict threatening my life and being confronted by a male wanting to hyjack my car both which impacted on me. This occured last year and though l feel l have put this behind me, l can't get deemed stable.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me, l so desperately want to leave the past behind.

Mental Health Stability - How do you gain it

geoff — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:54:17 GMT

hello Lumpypumpkin, can I welcome you to the site but what you are suffering from is terrible and I can relate to exactly what you have said as I was also assaulted at work and the end result was it changed my life completely.

To be threatened and then someone who wants to take your car is going to add to all your previous worries, so I feel so sorry for you, however if you have been able to put this behind you is great but perhaps your psychiatrist can add to this.

To be considered to be stable is what we all want, but I think you are well on the way because these last 2 incidents must have been frightening, but you have overcome them, that's a test to see if you are stable.

Stable still means that we occasionally have to cope with day to day issues, it doesn't mean that life goes on and nothing happens, it's how you can cope with these issues either by yourself or with a counsellor.

It means that you can have sessions with a psychologist and talk about what you don't want to do with your friends, remember there is nothing wrong with this, and this is what I did that.
Geoff.

Mental Health Stability - How do you gain it

Lumpypumpkin — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:11:15 GMT

I thank you for your response as l have been baffled by not being seen as trying to overcome the nightmare l have endured. I choose to stay at home almost every day as l don't like beinging in the community by myself. I hope this will change at some stage but l feel this may be seen as negative 😑