I've news that I can't really discuss with anyone

[GimmeAy]

I was referred for psychotherapy a couple of weeks after a very difficult conference call with my keyworker, care coordinator and psychiatrist where I had to call on all my strength to advocate for myself.

Today I found out that they will take me. The waiting list is 12 months but now in my early 40's, it's 30 years overdue. What the psychiatrist has referred me for is trauma therapy and has queried (not diagnosed) PTSD (along with a few other diagnoses).

I just wanted to tell someone, that I'm so happy to finally get this opportunity to maybe address my issues. My life has been one fuck up after another.

I can't really discuss it with family as the trauma relates to my family. So that's that really. Just wanted to tell someone.

Well done for reaching out. It must have been incredibly hard to say that you needed help and you did it - brilliant.

I hope that you get the help you deserve to work through everything that you need to.

Thanks everyone and thanks for the book recommendations. I've been looking for a book to download on Audible so I'll look up those mentioned.

It's good to hear that you have fought for/achieved the help you need to sooth your soul and make you realise you deserve to be nurtured by yourself as well as others. Very best wishes

Very well done OP