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Anyone with C-PTSD?

bethany_rose8

Looking for any friends who may be able to relate to complex post traumatic stress disorder.

Many thanks ☺️

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jenmarrs429

Yep.

celynemarielino

I suffer big time and this alone just helped me.

littlebrittlifts

Me. Big hugs.

Bloodbeerandiron1

Yup. From the military

DannyYMi54321

Yup, big time from having the snot beat out of me ages 0-24 by my father - well, CSA and emotional/psychological abuse didn't help either, I suspect. Nothing prepares a boy for a great and successful life like having a father who beat and r***** him, huh? Not that I'm bitter about it or anything.

Hey, I got something out of it - If you need sarcasm I'm your man.

It makes the hard things, like fitness in a very unfit society, many times harder.

Many of us with CPTSD develop eating disorders - I binge and purge. I'm better at binges - the reason I'm still too fat.

Ironandwine69

DannyYMi54321 wrote: »

Yup, big time from having the snot beat out of me ages 0-24 by my father - well, CSA and emotional/psychological abuse didn't help either, I suspect. Nothing prepares a boy for a great and successful life like having a father who beat and r***** him, huh? Not that I'm bitter about it or anything.

Hey, I got something out of it - If you need sarcasm I'm your man.

It makes the hard things, like fitness in a very unfit society, many times harder.

Many of us with CPTSD develop eating disorders - I binge and purge. I'm better at binges - the reason I'm still too fat.

I'm so sorry. That's horrible. Keep your head up high.

harleygirl3871

I was recently diagnosed with PTSD, and learned that this is why I am ALWAYS ANGRY. Reading some of ya'll post kinda explains some of my bad habits, like the use of alcohol and skipping meals. I do know that skipping meals my body store fat, so here I am. Help

bethany_rose8

jenmarrs429 wrote: »

Yep.

Thanks I will add you x

bethany_rose8

celynemarielino wrote: »

I suffer big time and this alone just helped me.

I'm sorry you suffer, I know how you feel.
I will add you x

bethany_rose8

brittbebossy wrote: »

Me. Big hugs.

Thanks, right back at you.
I will add you.

bethany_rose8

Bloodbeerandiron1 wrote: »

Yup. From the military

Thanks for commenting.
I will add you .

bethany_rose8

DannyYMi54321 wrote: »

Yup, big time from having the snot beat out of me ages 0-24 by my father - well, CSA and emotional/psychological abuse didn't help either, I suspect. Nothing prepares a boy for a great and successful life like having a father who beat and r***** him, huh? Not that I'm bitter about it or anything.

Hey, I got something out of it - If you need sarcasm I'm your man.

It makes the hard things, like fitness in a very unfit society, many times harder.

Many of us with CPTSD develop eating disorders - I binge and purge. I'm better at binges - the reason I'm still too fat.

Thank you for commenting.
I'm so sorry this happened to you.
For me I grew up with my mother who has been addicted to weed as long as I can remember and eventually became an alcoholic and became depressed also.
I met my father when I was 3 as he and mum separated before I was born, he was and still is depressed but is a much better role model than my mother. I self harmed at 12.
I left home at 15 to move in with a 21 year old man and he emotionally, physically and sexually abused me/
I suffered many eating disorders after this and got through it because of my beautiful daughter from that relationship. I left him for good at 17, and I stopped associating with him once I was moved away with my current partner and my daughter and my partner helped me realise that seeing him was hurting me. I then remembered all the repressed memories of my abuse. The safety and support of my partner and my beautiful daughter is what has gotten me through this and now that I am no longer in denial it also means I know my triggers and can feel the pain more. I cannot numb it anymore with denial or eating disorders.
I will add you x

bethany_rose8

harleygirl3871 wrote: »

I was recently diagnosed with PTSD, and learned that this is why I am ALWAYS ANGRY. Reading some of ya'll post kinda explains some of my bad habits, like the use of alcohol and skipping meals. I do know that skipping meals my body store fat, so here I am. Help

I understand and I'm sorry for whatever caused your PTSD.

I feel very bitter, blameful and angry at times, but my daughter and my inner strength/stubbornness keeps me fighting on. Your inner strength is why you are angry and you can redirect it

robertw486

I went through some struggles with PTSD for a period, and met a number of people with C-PTSD during the process. For the most part a different animal, but with similarities here and there.

I just wanted to comment that putting it out there and finding potential people that better understand and can help when or if needed is a great way to confront the monster it can be. Finding those tools to control or avoid the triggers are a great part of the recovery.

@harleygirl3871 The struggle can be tougher at first, but figure out your triggers and move forward from there. Use your resources and reach out for help if you need it.

@bethany_rose8 I'm sure detail in your post is difficult to put out there in public, but for those still struggling stories such as yours are powerful and help give examples of how to deal with it and not let it control your life. I'm glad you found the life partner that helped you through it, and also glad you had the strength to share it.

Morgaen73

I got PTSD from military service. I dont know if it affected how I ate because I was always big but it certainly didnt help. I was shocked to discovered that it's not normal to violent nightmares every night.

WanderingRivers

While I don't have C-PTSD, I do deal with PTSD myself thanks to physical, mental, verbal, and emotional abuse from my mother and sexual abuse from a friend of my parents.

gunner19er

Hum not sure I know the difference between simple and complex va just gives you a bag a pills

SurrogateMuse

*raises hand*
You're not alone.

kelisueray

Did not expect to see a post about this in MFP, have been really slacking lately here. But you can find a lot of us over at: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPTSD/ as well. Lots of triggers over there though so just FYI.

rascallycat

*raises hand*

Kullerva

*raises hand*

I'm a finalist in the Bad Fatherhood Olympics. He didn't physically abuse me, but it didn't stop his friends and family from doing it for him. Also he enabled my mother's sexual predator/stalker and didn't notice me bleeding out in the kitchen, thirty feet away from him. Good times.

newmanel

Yes, from years of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse at a young age. Despite longterm treatment for depression, I only just now started CPT therapy to target it. It's worked well for me so far. Added you.

bethany_rose8

robertw486 wrote: »

I went through some struggles with PTSD for a period, and met a number of people with C-PTSD during the process. For the most part a different animal, but with similarities here and there.

I just wanted to comment that putting it out there and finding potential people that better understand and can help when or if needed is a great way to confront the monster it can be. Finding those tools to control or avoid the triggers are a great part of the recovery.

@harleygirl3871 The struggle can be tougher at first, but figure out your triggers and move forward from there. Use your resources and reach out for help if you need it.

@bethany_rose8 I'm sure detail in your post is difficult to put out there in public, but for those still struggling stories such as yours are powerful and help give examples of how to deal with it and not let it control your life. I'm glad you found the life partner that helped you through it, and also glad you had the strength to share it.

Thank you for your kind words! Xxx I agree with you, and want to help other people with similar problems realise they are not alone as it's a very isolating issue

bethany_rose8

Morgaen73 wrote: »

I got PTSD from military service. I dont know if it affected how I ate because I was always big but it certainly didnt help. I was shocked to discovered that it's not normal to violent nightmares every night.

Ah yes. I'm sorry for what you've been through. I have nightmares often myself. Thanks for posting I shall add you x

bethany_rose8

KurumiSophia wrote: »

While I don't have C-PTSD, I do deal with PTSD myself thanks to physical, mental, verbal, and emotional abuse from my mother and sexual abuse from a friend of my parents.

Complex post traumatic stress disorder is caused by multiple traumas that throughout life, but is not often diagnosed as C-PTSD but instead PTSD of BPD (borderline personality disorder), to me it sounds like you've been through multiple traumas.
Thanks so much for commenting, you are strong x

bethany_rose8

gunner19er wrote: »

Hum not sure I know the difference between simple and complex va just gives you a bag a pills

Complex Post Traumatic Disorder means that you have suffered multiple traumas that have all effected you mentally.

There is also a lot of personal work that needs to be done through counselling and self help, medication is only there to assist you.

bethany_rose8

SurrogateMuse wrote: »

*raises hand*
You're not alone.

Thanks I'll add you x

bethany_rose8

kelisueray wrote: »

Did not expect to see a post about this in MFP, have been really slacking lately here. But you can find a lot of us over at: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPTSD/ as well. Lots of triggers over there though so just FYI.

Thanks heaps I will add you

bethany_rose8

rascallycat wrote: »

*raises hand*

Thank you I will add you

bethany_rose8

Kullerva wrote: »

*raises hand*

I'm a finalist in the Bad Fatherhood Olympics. He didn't physically abuse me, but it didn't stop his friends and family from doing it for him. Also he enabled my mother's sexual predator/stalker and didn't notice me bleeding out in the kitchen, thirty feet away from him. Good times.

That's effedd up.
Thank you so much for being honest, you are so strong