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gothicsilverfish wrote:Hello. I just registered today. Uhh...how do I say this? I'm not really sure what I have. Depression, certainly; I think I had PTSD when I was 15, and maybe depersonalisation disorder? I don't know. I don't really want to overanalyse things and confuse myself. The only thing I'm certain is that the things I'm feeling can't be entirely normal.

Well, I guess this means one of my reasons for joining is finding out. Also, I'd like to be around people who understand. Not that my friends aren't great at listening, but they keep expecting me to be 100% ok; bright and happy now. Either that, or they think (like my parents) that I'm not trying hard enough to "snap out of it"; like I can will everything away if I exercise frequently and motivate myself. Maybe I can; maybe I'm being lazy; but it gets tiring sometimes when I have to struggle with this myself.

I also hope that coming here will help in some way. I can't afford a therapist or even counselling sessions; but this HAS to get better somehow. It's seriously starting to affect my life.

Uhhh....think I said too much already. Sorry? n_nU

In the meantime, nice to meet you all.

Hello and welcome to the forum. Don't worry, you didn't say too much.

I think it can be really hard when friends and family either expect you just to be ok or think you just need to do more to "snap out of it". I've experienced the same thing from people in my life too. The fact is that things are usually more complicated than that. I think you will find more understanding and empathy here for what you are going through.

It can be a challenge to try and improve your circumstances without the support of a therapist. I would really recommend it... You may find if you go to university or school that there are some counsellors there that could help for low cost... I think it is wonderful you are taking the steps to reach out here for support. It can be difficult to work out what it going on for you, but I think being here and talking about things will gradually help you work through some stuff, even if you can't put an exact diagnosis on it.

You mentioned depression and depersonalisation disorder, those are fairly common mental health issues to have so fortunately you should be able to find a fair bit of information and ideas about how to manage them. PTSD is usually the result of a trauma which is often life-threatening or involves witnessing something of that nature and it is not so likely to resolve without proper treatment...

Anyway, I look forward to seeing you around the place. I hope you enjoy it here...

Welcome.

Hi everyone, I'm new I don't know what to say, so I didn't make an extra Post haha
I hope this forum helps me with some of my problems

Hello,
I call myself compassionate. I'm 28yrs old and self employed with 2 kids. I think my fiance has NPD and I don't want to leave him since it's been 13yrs, so I decided to join this site to get some help and advice. I still have hope.

Hello! New. Hate introducing myself. Undiagnosed low scale "secret" schizoid tendencies. Recovering from major depressive episode. Potentially forever recovering? Low self esteem struggles one day, unbelievable confidence the next. Obsessive more than compulsive but it sneaks in. Loves corvidae and crisps and can hide for days on end. Laughs at herself and enjoys the beauty and madness of life when the tears aren't falling. x

Hello to all of you new members. Welcome.

Hi, I am trying to heal. I am the daughter of a physically and verbally abusive npd, and my adult daughter also shows the personality traits of my mother. She has physically assaulted me recently, when I defended myself after being called filthy names. I dont know much about creating boundries so trying to cut out contact does not seem to be working. Any advice on the forums i need to visit would be appreciated.

broken2peices wrote:Hi, I am trying to heal. I am the daughter of a physically and verbally abusive npd, and my adult daughter also shows the personality traits of my mother. She has physically assaulted me recently, when I defended myself after being called filthy names. I dont know much about creating boundries so trying to cut out contact does not seem to be working. Any advice on the forums i need to visit would be appreciated.

Hello and welcome to the forums. I'm sorry to hear that you have suffered physical and emotional abuse from both a parent and your daughter. I hope you find some help and support here. You might want to try writing on the Relationships forum or abuse forums to start out with.

Hello everyone, I'm new here and even though I've been hospitalized and engaged in group therapy, but have never been on an internet forum (of any kind). I joined in hope to meet other people that are nice and may have been what I go through for time to time. Oh, by the way, my username is Douglas34.

Douglas34 wrote:Hello everyone, I'm new here and even though I've been hospitalized and engaged in group therapy, but have never been on an internet forum (of any kind). I joined in hope to meet other people that are nice and may have been what I go through for time to time. Oh, by the way, my username is Douglas34.

Hello Douglas and welcome to the forum. I hope you find it helpful here. It is good to hear that you have also been involved in getting some professional treatment, that kind of thing can help lots. I hope you have found it beneficial.