PTSD and Trauma

Trauma, PTSD, Depression and Anxiety.

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What to do when you have 10 brothers and sisters, and Mother has passed away and feeling alone and lonely, feeling abandonded and a deep sense of being betrayed. Have not worked properly for 5 years as gave up work to be Mum's carer fulltime. Isolate... View more

What to do when you have 10 brothers and sisters, and Mother has passed away and feeling alone and lonely, feeling abandonded and a deep sense of being betrayed. Have not worked properly for 5 years as gave up work to be Mum's carer fulltime. Isolated' no friends' (have a distant friend) no family' no job and not much job prospects. The grieving (which was delayed response for 15 months) feels like lead in my body and so weight bearing physically' mentally and spiritually. Feeling lost' no puroose of life anymore.

trauma, depression and anxiety

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i need help with how to deal with my trauma, anxiety and depression. i have been struggling really bad with it and really need help with is. i dont like talking to people in person about everything. i barely talk to people about my problems that im h... View more

i need help with how to deal with my trauma, anxiety and depression. i have been struggling really bad with it and really need help with is. i dont like talking to people in person about everything. i barely talk to people about my problems that im having. but i like talking to people over the internet about my problems so would it be ok for someone to help me please

What the hell is wrong with men in Australia?

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I live in Sydney & the recent incidents of violence against women has prompted me to write this. I am a woman in my mid-fifties (look 10 years younger) living on my own in a villa for nearly 7 years now. I have an obnoxious neighbor, a single man in ... View more

I live in Sydney & the recent incidents of violence against women has prompted me to write this. I am a woman in my mid-fifties (look 10 years younger) living on my own in a villa for nearly 7 years now. I have an obnoxious neighbor, a single man in his seventies whom you could call an incel (involuntary celibate). His villa is next to mine & although he has a backyard, he seems to spend a lot of time in the common area in front of his villa, even sunbathing there in full view. Initially he used to peer in thru my living room blinds till I put up some thick curtains. He then began fiddling with my rubbish bins and putting his rubbish in till I moved the bins into my backyard. He then shifted his attention to my letter box, putting some gum like substance & then sticking newspapers into it. I tried blocking the letter box by filling it up with junk & he would spend hours trying to still push things in. I then realised that there was some sexual innuendo going on. Disgusted I permanently sealed up my letter box and then the next step was that he began stalking me. I also cannot sit in the living room & literally have to tiptoe across the house because if he hears me moving around inside the house, he starts making weird noises. While all this has been happening, to cause me further stress, I also began experiencing sexual harassment at work. The man whom I shall call Geri is 65 & divorced. Geri began leering at & propositioning me since day one and didn’t seem to get the message to back-off even though I told him that I had partner. He would approach me pretending to ask a work-related question all the while staring at my chest. I managed to mitigate the situation by trying to avoid being in the office on the same days as him. What struck me about Geri was his sense of entitlement & his delusions that at 65 he was some kind of catch. Could write a lot more but restricted by the word limit! So, what exactly is wrong with men in AU that they feel the need to control & harass women? It’s bad enough for men to be abusive in a relationship but this post should provide insight into the kind of behavior some women put up with even when they are not in a relationship!! There is talk about educating men but is it really education that is required here? Maybe allowing for video capture of incidents to name & shame would be more effective.

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62yo complex childhood trauma He was that violent Fear in mums womb beatings to her and me.I witnessed weekly beatings to mum he was savage Stepfather feed alcohol (9yro started drinking.Half bottle vodka age 11)continued and added drugs it didn’t wo... View more

62yo complex childhood trauma He was that violent Fear in mums womb beatings to her and me.I witnessed weekly beatings to mum he was savage Stepfather feed alcohol (9yro started drinking.Half bottle vodka age 11)continued and added drugs it didn’t work Clean and sober 19 years)as beatings not work Just diagnosed complex childhood trauma?Me unsure been diagnosed many and varied labels Fear Confusion Anger not a lot of help and I’m struggling and I don’t want to be here don’t know what to do yes I’ve never got over itAny feedback welcomed

I Have Become A Victim Of Workcover I’m Scared Um At The End

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ROAR FRAGILE DEFEATED im scared mentally for my self right now after 21 years of being a number for rejection of care. I have been bullied and lied to rejected medical care psychiatric admission. im dead defeated mentally and physically as my teeth n... View more

ROAR FRAGILE DEFEATED im scared mentally for my self right now after 21 years of being a number for rejection of care. I have been bullied and lied to rejected medical care psychiatric admission. im dead defeated mentally and physically as my teeth need fixing and I have been refused. Medication caused deteriorating dental issues refused treatment by administration staff. Admission for my health and safety psychiatric care rejected. Corrupt Crruel Scammers refusing care. Now I have given up. Broken Forever

Robbed at knifepoint - struggling with ptsd

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Hi everyone, I’ve been struggling with ptsd (diagnosed by psychologist) after being robbed at knifepoint on the way to work one morning. Everyone around me has been really kind and supportive and my boss has been amazing about checking in and accomod... View more

Hi everyone, I’ve been struggling with ptsd (diagnosed by psychologist) after being robbed at knifepoint on the way to work one morning. Everyone around me has been really kind and supportive and my boss has been amazing about checking in and accomodating work as needed. But even with all the support I have (which I am very grateful for) I just feel really alone and then guilty for feeling alone. My husband suggested I reach out on here and see if anyone else has been in a similar situation. Logically I know that everything will be okay and that I really am safe most of the time but I just feel so afraid and anxious so often. Just walking in my own home I feel my heart start to race every time I turn the corner or turn off the light. Every time I try to sleep I’m experiencing flashbacks and panic attacks and frequently waking up multiple times throughout the night from nightmares. I’m seeing a psychologist and trying to get in to a psychiatrist - but everyone I’ve asked is booked out for months. I’m just starting to feel like this fear will never go away.

Miss

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Suffering p t s d Show magic dreams and memories of a sexual assault when I was five Need to work on.Dealing with it also I have nineteen or twenty Counselling sessions food new south wales and queensland victims

How Do You Deal with a Nasty Person? TRIGGER WARNING

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Hi lovely people, Some of you here may have followed some of my earlier posts, but I have complex PTSD from years of domestic violence and abuse from my current husband. My anxiety levels are very high right now. Leaving my current living arrangement... View more

Hi lovely people, Some of you here may have followed some of my earlier posts, but I have complex PTSD from years of domestic violence and abuse from my current husband. My anxiety levels are very high right now. Leaving my current living arrangements isn’t an option at the moment or this time in my life. I am 56 and still need to work and somehow run a business with my narcissistic husband. Lately, he is becoming more and more vile and nasty with his words and taunts. He knows how damaged my self esteem and self worth is and he is the cause of this. I try to be civil and reasonable in living under the same roof but he’s getting more and more angry and hostile to the point of yelling at me to move out if I don’t like IT. He has yelled at me several times and lately in front of our sons, aged 27 and 29. HE knows that since giving up my apartment in 2022, I have nowhere to move out to. I don’t have any friends or family contacts or support. Not even a friend to talk to about this. I can’t keep burdening my sons with this. I am scared that he is pushing me to the brink once again. I have come very close to ending my life several times but I can’t do that to my children. I want to live and enjoy watching them grow and hopefully have their own children one day. He’s making me feel like I just want to end it all. Just abandon this life as it’s not ever going to be good. I will always have this trauma to haunt me forever. Thank you for being here and listening. Fiatlux

Disclosing CSA To Friends

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Back in 2019, after 16 years I disclosed child sexual abuse to my closest friend. I had always recalled it but I suppose I never processed it since I blamed myself and brushed it aside as not meeting the typical ‘criteria’ of sexual abuse. Initially ... View more

Back in 2019, after 16 years I disclosed child sexual abuse to my closest friend. I had always recalled it but I suppose I never processed it since I blamed myself and brushed it aside as not meeting the typical ‘criteria’ of sexual abuse. Initially my friend was supportive but after a few months she began to get frustrated at my seeming lack of progress, I developed an eating disorder, self harm, anxiety, depression, met the criteria of PTSD. I was attending therapy weekly and things were getting sorted, but I guess she couldn’t handle it anymore, she broke off the friendship.So since then I’ve told a few other friends, because sometimes it feels like it’s burning inside and I want to get it out. But every time I tell, I get insecure. What’s more I feel like I shouldn’t bother them with it again, like I’ll ‘use them up’ as I did with my closest friend before. So I end up telling more people than I’d like, just to not burden one. A few weeks ago I was triggered while getting dressed in my wardrobe and recalled a fragmented memory through an emotional flashback. I felt ambivalent about discussing it, still do. But it kept bothering me (and after dismissing my own experiences for so long I tend to seek external validation) so I decided to message a friend who I’d told once before about the CSA. I messaged late at night and she replied in the morning and asked how I was feeling— I responded, and she never replied again. I felt pretty rubbish. After weeks I didn’t want her to try and reply this late, so I messaged about something random and she responded, ignoring my other message. So that’s the story, what I was wondering was…Would you take it as that friend isn’t available for trauma discussion, although they did ask a question?~ Overthinker

1 of my stories

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Ok, so, I am continuously feeling lightheaded, I am continuously in pain. And I don't know what to do. I want to know that I am safe but I don't know how I can tell. Whilst feeling lightheaded, this happens even while I'm laying down. I have blackout... View more

Ok, so, I am continuously feeling lightheaded, I am continuously in pain. And I don't know what to do. I want to know that I am safe but I don't know how I can tell. Whilst feeling lightheaded, this happens even while I'm laying down. I have blackouts here and there, and I passed out in the middle of textiles class once My lightheadedness has been happening for a few days now and I don't know what to do about this. Could someone please give me advice?

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