Posted 10/2/2013 5:30 AM (GMT 0)
I am really sorry to hear of the recent trigger for your anxiety to resurface.
It is so hard to go through something so difficult and make progress, only to have it come back when events happen that bring up the trauma again.
I have never had an official dx for PTSD, however I do have pretty much all of the signs/symptoms/charateristics for it.
My story is not very dramatic...at least not from an outside point of view I would guess. It is an emotional trauma from an issue in my marriage...a trust issue that nearly ended it.
I still have major triggers for anxiety/insecurities in connection with it...bad dreams, intrusive thoughts, ect.
I touched on it in therapy for a time, but never though to ask if I could have PTSD....it wasn't until later that I learned that an emotional event could cause it.
I know that it does not compare to the trauma that you must have gone through. I do admire your work towards recovery, and wish you more to come!
Keep posting with us. We are here and support is key!
S.C.