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Lexy877New Contributor

Newbie here!

Hey everyone,

I had my welcome call today.

Feeling slightly less anxious about joining up after reading a few posts here. I'm looking to connect with people who have experienced similar.

I'm 36, single mum, diagnosed with ADHD 4 months ago then C-PTSD a couple of weeks ago after a long term DV relationship. I've been out 4yrs but for some reason have only started being triggered (we've been co-parenting all that time). My heart races, I go blank, can't speak, shake, cry, I'm a mess!

I guess I'm hoping there's someone on here who relates 🙂

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In response to: Newbie here!

tymeModerator

Re: Newbie here!

Hi @Lexy877 ,

Welcome to the forums!

There are definitely those who can relate to your experiences. I hope you will be able to connect with them and you feel less alone in this.

The forums is a place for your to feel connection and belonging.

You deserve all the support you can get 🙂

Kindest, tyme

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RachSANECEOSenior Contributor

Re: Newbie here!

I’m a mum with ADHD & generalised anxiety too (in addition to being the CEO of SANE) and can I just also say welcome. When we designed the guided service, our hope was that it would provide a pathway to this big, ongoing community and seeing your post just brought a tear to my eye - it’s pretty rewarding to see the vision come to life.

Welcome to SANE, we’re #peoplelikeyou

Rachel.

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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor

Re: Newbie here!

Hi @Lexy877 ,

A very warm welcome to our community!

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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor

Re: Newbie here!

Hi @Lexy877 , How are you travelling? I wanted to come past to say hi.

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