I'm new here and happy to be here

[EB]

Hello

I am 63 yo woman.

I've done a ton of work on myself over the years, mostly addressing symptoms like panic and shame and anxiety and depression.

Just recently I began working with a therapist, honestly I was too ashamed or self-conscious or something to work with another person.

This therapist diagnosed me with CPTSD which is pretty much an obvious fit
The therapy is very body-focused: emdr, internal family systems, breath work etc. It's hard but it's been working! And I'm experiencing real change. No doubt there will be set-backs.

As I'm sure other people on this forum have experienced (and I'd love to hear about this from other Folk) it's not easy to find people to share this stuff with. That's what has brought me here. I'd like to feel less alone and just have a place where other people understand.

So thanks to everyone for being here. 

[NarcKiddo]

Welcome. I'm glad you found us. Congratulations on being brave enough to start working with a therapist. It's really hard to take that step, but so rewarding if you have a helpful therapist, which it sounds like you have. 

[Kizzie]

Hi EB and a warm welcome to Out of the Storm 

It sounds like you doing well in recovery and managed to find a great therapist - bravo! I hope being here, sharing with other members and reading their posts will help you feel you have peers who 'get it'. That's such a good feeling IMO given so many of us feel we are outsiders or are different from everyone else. Plus, it helps I find to understand we were injured at the hands of someone else versus that we are disordered or broken in some way.

You're not alone with your CPTSD here