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[angelfly72]

I think I've had anxiety and depression throughout my life, even as a little girl. I didn't recognize it, and my parents didn't either. As an adult, I married a man who was physically, mentally, emotionally and sexually abusive, and I divorced in 1987. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with PTSD, which I didn't recognize because I had to work and raise three children as a single parent. I couldn't figure out what was going on with me for years. The diagnosis has given a place to start leaning more about my conditions.

[nancy11]

Also go through the book The Power of now by Echart tolle

It will also help you a lot Im sure

Best wishes

[Windy101]

I think PTSD is probably on a continuum, with high functioning on one end and totally debilitated on the other, and light cases to worse in between.

I was raised in a loving, but sometimes violent household. It was very confusing and has affected my life a lot, with depression and anxiety and times when the past seems just like yesterday.

I also had a terrible divorce with a husband who cheated on me for years with prostitutes. We didn't have a happy marriage toward the end and had talked about divorce for a long time. I did not want to be with him anymore, but I always thought we would part with respect and friendship. It tore my heart out to realize that a man I trusted and respected, and had essentially grown up with, was actually a stranger and a person I did not like.

Now you have your diagnosis and can finally get some help for your problems. I don't pretend to know the answer to PTSD, I just know it can get better with help. I need medication to function my best, and when things are rough, counseling. I need to feel that my life has some purpose. This is very important to me. I need to feel that somehow, my experiences can be used to help others or in some way put to good use, so they weren't for nothing.

I'd keep learning all you can about PTSD. There are quite a few people here who have it and will understand. You are far from alone.

I'm so glad that you are getting help and hope you will feel free to post here - it's a place where people understand, and no one judges.

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It is possible as it is for me that conditions or even medication can mask other Mental Health Problems.