dear Timbod, hello and welcome to the site.
I can totally understand what you are going through as something very similiar happened with me a few years ago, but
happens is that when these abuser's are taken to court, the court never allows for the PTSD and depression we have after
the assault, or perhaps they do, but it still doesn't alter the fact that when we have depression and PTSD it's not
enough, because the cost of seeing a psychologist mounts up.
Whether or not your abuser was taken to court does matter because then they will have a record, that will stop them from
getting insurance or any loans.
As this happened at work ( a few months ago)you should be entitled to a workers comp claim, which maybe happening, but
with me the court decided that all psychological sessions, medical bills, medication and anything else associated with
your injury to be paid by workers comp.
This is very important because over the years since my assault, all of these psych, medication and whatever else would
amount to an enormous amount of money, which there would be no way I could ever afford to pay for.
Can I ask whether you are married and have any children, and please only answer if you want to, because now I'm
divorced but still in constant contact with my 2 sons as well as talking to my ex.
When we have an injury like this and then try and work again, it's never going to be easy, because there maybe something
which hits a nerve from the past, so instead of going in 'full bore' and trying to work full time we have to ease our way
back in, because PTSD doesn't just go away as we hope that it would, it's trying to get the confidence back and realise
that we were in the wrong spot at the wrong time.
I would love to hear back from. Geoff.
