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Anyone else suffer with complex PTSD, depression and anxiety and have non epileptic attack disorder

Hey, just thought i'd ask, i know there are people who go through the mill with various mental illnesses i got my diagnosis around five years ago after a lifetime of feeling ropey, i was abused as a young child and sold for sex for groups of men, the horrors of which still live with me, as a young man growing up i always felt out of place, and still do.I have had cbt but to be honest that just made it worse bringing up more memories that i would rather stay away from, i have a lovely wife and three great kids who are very good to me, i just wish i could get rid of my emotional baggage, i also suffer with non epileptic attack disorder which sometimes affects me daily, when things and the memories get to much my brain seems to switch off for a bit and i have a seizure which is no fun
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Have you tried getting some advice from SurvivorsUK before? They take counselling self-referrals for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse, but they also have an online helpline (Monday to Sunday, 12pm - 8pm) that might be able to offer some suggestions for alternatives if CBT or counselling aren't right for you.
Can I ask if these horrible incidents from your past were reported to the police?
In the mental health section of the community, many of our members share their experiences of C-PTSD, especially in the Complex PTSD thread which might be useful to you.
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I will check out the ptsd thread, thanks again
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Make sure it is in fact PNES and not actual Epileptic seizures also xxx
Your post has brought me to tears, simply because of your bravery really and how you are having to live with memories like this due to the horrors that exist in this sometimes cruel world.
My boyfriend has written a poem surrounding the things you have been through, as one of his favorite childhood characters " Duckie, from the Land Before Time " went through similar things and he had to do something in order to ' help ' , it is a beautiful poem. He is finishing of writing it and I am painting some illustrations for it so that we can turn this into a book, he is hoping that it can help people in your situation as we both feel helpless and wish we could do more for people in these kinds of predicaments.
As soon as it's finished/done I would love for you to read it and I would hope it offers you some kind of relief for the things you feel on a day to day basis,
All the best and I am here if you need a chat!
Its hard to think of myself as brave, my wife thinks i am to, but sometimes i feel like a waste of skin, she is very supportive, and has been through this sometimes rough journey with me
Nope, your not a waste of skin, she clearly sees your worth and has stuck with you through thick and thin because of that very fact alone, the people who caused you pain were the waste, you are brave!