Hi everyone...

I'm new to this board, new to this condition. I'm 43 years old and just recently started therapy. I suffer from severe depression that just wasn't responding to standard anti-depressants, so my doc sent me to a shrink, the shrink had my take the MMPI-II and voila! I have PTSD and severe depression. Yay!:eek:

Anyway, I'm on meds that seem to be helping with the depression a bit... and I'm in therapy with a wonderful Christian counselor...actually I was really against therapy, but the shrink and the doc tell me that I need it to recover.

I never in my wildest dreams thought I had PTSD. I had an abusive childhood and also was sexually abused by a close relative as a teen. As an adult I was in a 10 year marriage to a man who beat me. I was raped after my divorce by a man I thought was my friend.

I guess all of this adds up to PTSD, although I still don't much about it. I'm learning I guess.

I just wanted to say hi and I will probably lurking for awhile.

Thanks.

dianegirl :wave:

Hi Diane,

Welcome to the board. Sorry that you have to be here.....We all would rather be on a HAPPY board....BUT......This is a great place to be. We have tons of advice, tons of love, tons of patience, and tons of fun at times. I call us the "Misfits" So welcome to the group......

Join in when ever you feel the need to ask a question, or to give some advice......

Hugs,

Sid:wave:

Dianegirl, welcome! I am so sorry for all that you have been through! You can recover, however! I just want to say one thing about your counselor, though. Make sure that you are really getting therapy, okay? PTSD is something that cannot be recovered from by JUST praying. You need real therapy.