My GP has "suggested" I may be suffering PTSD (with a nod to "complex" although this is not really recognised) due to the responces I`ve been having to the recent surfacing of repressed memories of abuse in my childhood.
I have done a lot of my own research & spoken in depth with a few friends who work in fields where they deal with people suffering with this for simeler reasons. They & I agree that this is probably a diagnosis in the right direction.
I have been reffared to my local mental heath team & have been fast tracked to level3. (I believe this skips basic cbt & moves on to trauma based cbt) Although there will be a three month wait for therapy after my assesment.
I had a massive melt down/crisis over christmas (umpteen triggers) tthe worst ever. I`m now estranged from the rest of my family.
I feel it is time to start changing my life for good, for me, my husband & our kids. Ive had 30 shitty years, Im aiming for a least forty good ones.
I have my doubts about CBT and really would prefer to see a psychotherapist who specialises in trauma related to abuse. I`ve been told I will be working with a "Psychological Wellbeing Practioner" at my local mental health provission. They have been likened (on thier own website) to Life Coaches. This concerns me slightly, as these are the people who will be assessing my mental health & suggesting treatment/therapy.
We have made contact with a counselling service and feel this may be benficial to us as a couple, to help talk through coping as a family.
Personally, im considering private therapy with a specialist. I dont think councelling only is going to cut it for me, Im ready to put in tough hard work to put meaning to so many things about my so far, crazy little life.
Anyone out there with knowlegde or experience of this process? Has anybody found anything that has really helped with their recovery?
Any advice would be greatly apprieciated. TIA.