New Member - SeekingClarity2Day

Hello All,

New member here. I am 40 yo who suffered Mental, emotional, and possibly physical abuse from the time I was 1 till 11 by my step father. Then as a teen and adult I suffered from depression, PTSD, social anxiety, amongst other things. I have been in counseling and dealt with a lot of my issues, but am now focusing on the social anxiety aspect. Glad to have found this place and from reading the forums thus far a bunch of people who I can understand and relate to (though I'm not sure that's a good thing in the big scheme of life for all of us!).

Hi notforgotten and welcome!

I'm glad you found us and that you have been able get help in real-life as well. I hope you find the forum supportive.

Take care,
Jan

Hi SeekingClarity2Day,

Thought I'd say a big hello!

I can relate to your story. I suffered abuse as a child and young adult by my father, and also narcissistic abuse.

I have got big-time anxiety issues, and I feel as if I suffer from ptsd and have thought so for a long time, but i'm reluctant to say that I do for sure, as I am not a professional. I also wonder if I don't have some borderline tendancies. All the way around, i'm pretty much a mess, although i'm pretty cheery mostly and try to just deal with it.

I have got some major social anxieties and I think it has to do with being berated my whole life and having every single thing about myself made fun of and put down.

It is a real monkey on the back. I feel your pain.

Trixie