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Aww @Shaz51 that sounds pretty rough! I too am having to make a whole bunch of diet changes after finding out I have gastritis and oesophagitis from LPR (similar to GERD but affects the throat and I don't get heartburn). The list of potential trigger foods is ENORMOUS. It makes me a bit miserable tbh. How are you going with your changes?

Not too good My @Jynx , not sure what else I can do , but one day at a time here , and cutting out foods that react

One day at a time is all we can do sometimes ay @Shaz51 💜

Hope you get some relief @Jynx , I am on meds for mine and I also have a stomach hernia

Thanks so much @Shaz51 and right back atcha 💜

🥰❤️ @Jynx

I have tagged you in the community guides part too xx

Oh I saw @Shaz51 but got very busy and forgot to respond. I'm also not too sure so probs best to wait for next time tyme hops on 😉

Hehe, time tyme

🤣😂🤣😂 @Jynx , @tyme

Hey!

So I have had PTSD since I was about 8, various traumas between 8 and 16 years old. I’m 39 now. I felt like I had a decent handle on my reactions to trauma triggers but yeah maybe not. Had an incident at work and everyone is like it’s not a big deal but I feel it’s a big deal. I dunno everyone’s more interested in the perpetrator and I’m supposed to be ok with that. I feel dismissed, like what’s another trauma to add to the collection, what’s it matter. I’m disassociating with everyone all the time, I don’t want to talk to anyone and I don’t want to make decisions or do anything but sleep. I feel betrayed by the people who supposedly love me because they have been so dismissive. I don’t want to be having these feelings of being a burden to everyone. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Trigeminal Neuralgia so I’m often useless at home, exhausted from work. I have to hide the fact I’m Gender Fluid and Pansexual at work because of the homophobic and Transphobic work mates. I’m just exhausted and sick of being sick. I’m trying to get my daughter assessed for ADHD because she doesn’t stop, always talking, moving, getting into things and I just can’t keep up with the constant. She talks and moves in her sleep even! My husband is like an innocent cinnamon bun and has no understanding or concept of trauma or neurodiversity and I often feel he would be better off without me, at least his mother would be happier as I’m not good enough for her baby boy. I can’t believe he was more worried about the perpetrators future if I reported him to the police then how I was. They don’t even know each other. This introduction is becoming more of a vent then an actual introduction so maybe I’ll just stop now.

Hey @Platypus2023 welcome to the forums, great to have you with us. Hope you find it to be a warm, welcoming, and supportive community. Just super quick, we have some tips & tricks that might be worth a read through as you get to know your way around the space 😊

Sounds like a vent is very much what is needed for you right now. Feel free to create a new discussion thread, perhaps over in the Somethings Not Right topic area, or even Our Stories if you'd like to tell us more about what you've been experiencing across your life.

You've obviously got quite a lot going on at the moment. I am hearing that this incident at work has left you feeling pretty shaken, but you're not feeling particularly supported in the aftermath. Could you express to some of the people around you, particularly your supports/safe people, that you are feeling more affected by this than perhaps they realise? What about mental health professionals, do you have a support team, therapist, or someone who you can turn to for some extra care and compassion in this?

You can potentially give 1800respect a call as well, they're incredibly compassionate folks and it might be good to be able to share with someone who is completely outside of the situation.

One last thing - I have ADHD myself, and can very much understand how challenging it would be. It is still a very misunderstood disorder, and a little education can go a long way. One resource I've found to be particularly helpful is ADDitude. Perhaps there might be some stuff on there that you could show your husband to help him to understand a little better - as well as there being plenty of parenting tips and the like for supporting kids with ADHD.

Hope getting stuff off your chest has helped you to feel a little lighter this evening. We're here to support you through the tough stuff as best we can 💜