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Thought i would do a small update still around was real isolated cut communication with all sources just about. Real hard daily may not post much or at all anymore but drop in chat now and then.

molested when i was 14 or 15 when i thought i finally was free from abuse but was still able to function in social and work settings and complete high school wile working at the same time though my grades did drop due to loss of interest mainly and i switched to home schooling. But then i joined the...

A year ago before i knew what was wrong with me and my family intervened and told me i was depressed and i did not believe them i did not have intrusive thoughts the way i do now. Part of that is due to a response i have had to the terrible way doctors and nurses or social workers alike have treated...

I hope that your symptoms become bearable soon i wrote more but it got deleted and im in a real bad state right now so i can not remember sorry. Remember your illness does not define who you are it is something life has unfortunately thrown at any one of us and we have to learn to cope it does not h...

i will try to reach out and continue fighting i don't know what anyone can do for me i suffer from major depression and ptsd that i know of however i minimize myself and make problems worse because i don't think my ptsd is severe or that bad i dont even think what triggered it should have i also thi...

try not to minimize yourself or let others do it to you speak up if it is done it needs to be addressed i view it as a form of abuse but then i am very sensitive i hope you are able to find a way to manage your ocd symptoms better in the future i do not share your problems but i can try to be here f...

Daffodilly i am so sorry that you are going through such a tough time right now i wont tell you that things will get better but i will share my thoughts with you. You are NOT a terrible person please dont tell yourself that and please try not to dwell on it! There are more things in life to live for...

That i know of all i have been diagnosed with that i agree with is Major depression and PTSD existing is horrible for me and im a constant risk to myself but i am trying to overcome these things and learn to live life again though i fear it will be many years of learning to do so. There is nothing p...

I to was only molested once to my knowledge but don't think just because it happened once does not mean it wont mess with you for a very long time i hope you can learn ways to positively cope with what was done to you in your past and that your able to continue on and feel good about life. It was no...

i can not give you any answers to any of your problems but at the very least i hope your able to overcome your issues and be happy with yourself and are capable of enjoying things even if not able to enjoy life itself currently. I have been in and out of hospitals for suicidal thoughts myself i self...

You have been through alot you deserve to be happy and i know it gets to you what others say but all i can suggest is dont listen to them and try not to let it consume you like it does me its no way to live i know...i do not know how you look but i do not need to in order to know that you are a beau...

There is nothing left inside me that fuels my will to live for years now I realized last week that i have had depression since i was in Japan back in 2003 and it was minor untreated and only got worse but never went away. I realize i did not just loose my emotions in Iraq all at once but in order to...

thanks for the support honestly please don't worry about me there is nothing that can be done or said any longer.

Veterans benefits support "When I see a person working a dead end job, I think "Maybe they are just working here long enough to get where they want to go in life!" When I see a soldier walking by, I think to myself "There goes a soldier that made a decision even knowing the risks...

C&P exam my therapist called me just now and told me the exam results where depression and PTSD and that im completely disabled. my childhood may have made me more vulnerable to ptsd but it was ultimately my service in iraq that caused everything! the examiner spent about 2 hours with me. This m...