dianegirl

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!

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