kerr9000 wrote:Zilent Night wrote:I will watch that later on today. Thanks Kerr. I've, ignorantly, assumed that PTSD was defined by flashbacks and crippling fear/anxiety. Never knew that other symptoms included things like withdrawal and relationship problems. I've gone a good few months without having nightmares, which has been lovely, but I do have recurring nightmares where I'm committing extreme acts of violence against my father. Makes me wonder if I may have some form of mild PTSD due to the years of abuse he put me through. I've always put my anxiety and other issues down to other external factors but I guess he may be the source.
I had super super violent nightmares where I was the one committing the acts as one of my symptoms.
Hi Kerr, thank you for bringing this stuff to my attention. It never occurred to me that I might have been suffering PTSD my whole life but, having spent the evening reading up on it, I now strongly suspect that I'm suffering with C-PTSD as a result of childhood abuse and neglect.
My hope is that I still feel determined enough to ring the GP tomorrow morning to book an appointment to discuss my symptoms. Recently, following my wife's pregnancy and subsequent birth of my son, I've been feeling very good in general. But a situation over Christmas has had me running things through my head on a constant loop the past few days and I'm worried about what effect it might be having on my psyche.
EDIT - Been texting my brother about it and he's just told me about an episode of physical violence/mental humiliation that happened to me that I definitely should be able to remember. So I think I can add repressed memories to my symptoms for the GP
Thanks again Kerr, what you said about feeling that other people suffer worse definitely rang true.