ptsd

Hi
Does anybody suffer from this I was raped my my G P now I find hard to deal with male medics :

I can't say that I have had that happen - poor you and what a difficult thing to try and cope with.

Perhaps a female doctor? Do you have access to one? Have you sought Councilling? What about ACC councilling?

They may help..

Take care of yourself ay julz51 - we care

Hi Julz..
My thoughts are with you.. what you experienced is terrible and he was so absolutely wrong and what happened is not in any way your fault.

I have PTSD - brought on initially by childhood sexual abuse I experienced until almost 22 years old, and find it affects a lot of what I do, or what happens to me.. it's no fun living on edge, being jumpy and feeling scared of many things.

Reminding myself of this helps a little -

'PTSD is a normal response to an abnormal situation that was/is life threatening or substantially life-changing.'

It was believed that war experiences caused the biggest effect on a person, including with PTSD - I understand that it's now accepted that sexual abuse and/or sexual assault have the biggest effect, including with PTSD, on a person.. it's not hard to understand why..

I found the info in the NZ Mental Health Foundation site helps:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/resourcefinder/listings/resource/197/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#content-695

.. and there's more info here..
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=109&cn=109

Take gentle care of you.. hugs for you..

Hi Julz, sorry to hear that you are having to cope with this, how very sad. Hugs to you honey, taake great care.

by the way, I do have PSTD as well, from my brother and ex's doings.

Good post books, very informative,

Hi Everyone..
I'm thinking of you Julz51..
Thanks Mylife.. it's hard to deal with at times..
Hugs to all..