New here too

[Dave Buurma]

Hello, I am looking forward to joining a community of people who "get it" because, I believe a person must go through this to really understand it. I will not go through my story right now except to say it was a long term work environment, my supervisor is a Narcissist and I worked in a violent workplace for 10 years and I have lost everything (family, marriage, job, health, life savings and have been living out of my office for 2 years) I am here because I really need to get out of this and am in the process of focusing my career on helping others know what to do, be aware of.....

[Candid]

Hi Dave, and welcome!

I split your post off from the thread you posted it in so people will see you've arrived and be able to reply to you.

I look forward to reading your story when you feel ready to write about it.  BTW, you may want to reconsider using your real name here.

[Three Roses]

Hello, welcome to you! 

[AphoticAtramentous]

Welcome to the forum, mate. ^-^
A lot of us here 'get it', so I think you've joined the right place.

[Kizzie]

Welcome Dave 

[Rainagain]

Hello Dave
Just joined as got a cptsd diagnosis earlier this week and so here I am.
Mine is adult onset too and I relate to your post as my situation involved work related threats to my life over a long time, stuff I couldn't prevent or avoid so had to just endure as best I could.
I'm in a much safer place now and look back with disbelief at what has happened to me.
I grieve over what I had to abandon in order to gain personal safety, but it eventually became necessary if I was to survive as some sort of person.
Anyone else worry about losing the plot and causing harm to others? I live isolated to avoid others, part of that is in case they threaten me in some way as I don't want to over react.

[sanmagic7]

hi dave, and welcome.  very glad you're here. 

this forum is filled with kind, caring people who do 'get it'.  i hope you feel comfortable here.  it's been life-changing for me.  sending you a hug if you want it.