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Hello @1978 Welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing such a in depth introduction and background on yourself and your experience!

I really liked what you said at the end about not feeling embarrassed because it makes you who you are, and being the one to help yourself, very inspiring 😊

I look forward to seeing you around

Hello.

I'm new, so would like to say nice to meet you.

Most people in my circle say I'm a good person with a fun sence of humour and compassionate.

However, I am struggling.

As a gay man in a rural community it is difficult to find people willing to listen without judgement or baggage. This is proving to be isolating and lonely.

My complex PTSD caused by extreme violence has been getting out of control, complicated by significant and progressive debilitating health issues. With my cognitive abilities declining, it is becoming harder to control my reactions to triggers. With my challenges, I'm feeling increasingly hollow. A facade of a person.

Hence being here.

A new round of treatments with neurologists, psychologists and councillors is just beginning. This scares me, adding to major anxiety. Part of my fear is previous engagements with psychologists/counselling has resulted in abandonment due to they couldn't handle the violence of my experiences.

So, please forgive my intrution, I'd like to have a method of being heard; even if it's not responded. For me writing something is a bit of a release.

I wish you well on you journeys, just at the moment my travels are impacted by flat tyres and no emotional spares.

Hi, I'm 3D.

I try to be as kind and thoughtful as I can to other people as is possible in this ravaged world.

I'm not working outside the house currently, so I spend my time creatively, sewing, making jewellery, and programming. And a few other things.

I'm autistic, have schizophrenia, and severe osteoarthritis.

Right now I'm manic as all get out, so I will quickly say hi to all, and look forward to engaging with other people.

Thank you for having me!

Hello @1978 @3DPrintingChaos @McFluffy ,

Great to have you with us!

We hope you find the forums helpful as you navigate them. Please reach out if you need any assistance or if there are topics you are interested in reading about.

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@3DPrintingChaos welcome to the forum 3D 😁

Hello community,

This is my first time ever posting to a forum discussion, and doing so in one with sensitive souls such as ours, I hope I don’t mess it up and say something stupid.

I’m FreddieQ. ADHD w extreme emotional dysregulation, BD II, GAD, OCD, PTSD. Oh and I’m also in the middle of divorcing my partner of 20 years. Though that last one is definitely stressful, it is actually a very good thing because 1) I’ve taken my mask off, 2) I’m free to me me, scars, triggers and all, 3) never again will I stay with a future partner if I ever see them looking at me the way he used to when he thought I wouldn’t see - like I was from another planet and speaking in alien tongues (ok, I may have seemed to act this way at times, but still…).

Anyway. It looks like I signed up to the SANE forums a couple of years ago, but never actually took the plunge and did anything with it. I was a super hot mess back then, very very low.
Things are a bit better now, so I’m less of a mess, but a hot mess I remain all the same.

Thank you very much for having me.

FreddieQ 🌻

Hi there,

I am trying to socialise with people again.

Really want to learn to do this without feeling afraid or ways to cope or manage.

Long story short.

Always been struggling with social stuff and battery.

Like all the old fashioned rules were supposed to apply, but they don't.

I am questioning Autism.

Because of how much stress social has given me my life.

But this was shutdown as I am an attractive female adult.

There are overlaps with C-PTSD.

Right now I feel completely broken down and I need to be able shed my fears of people to survive.

Sorry for seeming so negative.

Thank you for having this space.

I can certainly relate @Miaow !

Welcome to the forums. So glad to have you with us.

We're pretty cruisey around here.

Believe it or not, I spent many years under the covers. I stayed away from people for over a decade.. and yes, CPTSD has a part to play.

Long story short, these forums was where I started opening up again. I used these forums as a sounding board for what was going on inside me. The forums were anonymous so I felt safer. This was how I started socialising again.

Lo and behold.. years later, I'm still here...

What are some things you are interested in?

Hello. I am dealing with an eating disorder, suicidal thoughts, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and trying to remain sober from alcohol. I have been waiting on the SANE phone line for over 30 minutes. Is anyone there?