tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post113183871381472775..comments2023-04-12T05:06:41.319-07:00Comments on PTSD and Me: my ongoing recovery from ptsdGettingBetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-65400341542837795172011-04-01T22:54:16.785-07:002011-04-01T22:54:16.785-07:00AA is great for getting sober; I spent five years ...AA is great for getting sober; I spent five years doing 2 and 3 meetings a day and even ran a club for 18 months. I have been alcohol free almost 11 years now. But about five years into the program I awakened to the real evil intentions of many of the sick people that would intentional trigger my cptsd just for fun; so I have not gone back. I thought I found a normal spouse outside of AA She has never drank or done a drug; grew up inside the church. Thought I would be safe; HUGE MISTAKE!! I like what was said about therapists. I have had so many over the years that would not listen and have been giving wrong or only partial diagnosis. Finally I found Dr. Elizabeth Roberts a specialist in addiction and child abuse. What a relief! Finally someone who would listen. Of course she told me what I had already became aware of. CPTSD. I feel better just knowing I am not alone and that there is someone that knows what I am going through without having to give them an education.<br /><br />Hope you all well and any prayers for me and the millions of silent suffers is always a plus.<br /><br />Thx. SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-54653873984383919752010-08-20T07:54:49.980-07:002010-08-20T07:54:49.980-07:00I can relate to many of the things
you are saying ...I can relate to many of the things<br />you are saying in your posts.<br />I am a survivor of multiple types<br />of childhood abuse. Have seen<br />several therapists. The only<br />therapist who helped me gain clarity was certified as a trauma<br />specialist...she was able to<br />educate me on what I was experiencing. I am in a healthy<br />relationship now...my current <br />boyfriend has suffered abuse also.<br />Finally...someone I can talk <br />and work things through with!<br />The betrayal bond info was pivotal<br />in my/our recovery.<br />Thanks for your site, and good wishes to you for continued recovery!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-7910424909265620332009-03-12T22:35:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:35:00.000-07:00Hey,I want to say, thanks for the heads-up, so to ...Hey,<BR/>I want to say, thanks for the heads-up, so to speak. I've been in AA for 8 months, and I posted elsewhere on this blog about some issues I have with Type A and B alkies, but what I want to say here is just that I needed to hear that I need to be careful of people in AA. I think I had been in a blindly trusting mode, re: if someone has lots of years, I assume they are "normal". Recently a guy started paying attention to me and I was surprised since they say wait a year to date. so I just need to take care of myself and make sure I don't get into an abusive sitch. I wasn't able to get sober until I left my last traumatic bonding sitch, so a) I may not be ready to know how to chose a healthy person, and b) maybe I just need to chose outside the AA group. I had assumed that would give me some sort of immunity, but from what people with experience have posted here, the same types of abusive people are in the groups as out. Or maybe worse folk, esp. if they are Type a alkies. Thanks for the heads-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-85022335844244334512009-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:002009-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharingThanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-36957572219220031632008-09-22T16:18:00.000-07:002008-09-22T16:18:00.000-07:00Hey Thanks!Hey Thanks!GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-54532067886063159852008-09-20T07:19:00.000-07:002008-09-20T07:19:00.000-07:00another survivor of s. abuse. sending you tons of...another survivor of s. abuse. sending you tons of good vibes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com