Wondering aimlessly...

Hi @Nic1963,

i have a somewhat similar diagnosis. When I left the psych ward I went straight to a new house and new life. I think that the changes helped for a while because there was lots to do. I was setting up a new house and had very little furniture etc so it was busy.

I’ve had a few other stays too which were really hard coming home from. I get that leaving the bubble feeling (even being in a climate controlled environment is a bit of a bubble). I think the biggest piece of advice I would give is not to have too many expectations of yourself. It takes time and patience and practice to work at the relationship stuff and to get back to day to day stuff. I think just finding ways to communicate openly and gently will be helpful.

Good luck with going home, it sounds like it’s a new beginning though which brings new hope.

Hey @Nic1963 i seen somewhere your plans had fallen through for your living arrangements.

What happens now?

I just read your post @Nic1963 on the other thread too. I’m feeling for you just now. Do you have anywhere to go? So sorry you are going through this.

@Sans911 this might explain abit more for you

I connected with your experiance as well hun and the part I’d like to comment on is your partner and how he can help u and u can help him in understanding how you feel when he ses or dose something that triggers or hurts use i statements like when you said X I felt this way if you said it in this way I think it would help me not get the wrong mesage and you not feel like you need to tread on egg shells as long as you can off or a suggestion to what you feel from hun and he can chose to do it differently or not but he will know next time that is how you feel or that was a trigger to how your feeling it’s his choice than to keep it going or to help you and your recovery and your relationship just a suggestion to work with or not

Hi @Nic1963 just wondering how your getting on?

Hi @Wombat196 and welcome aboard. Feel free to take a look around, create your own thread and also introduce yourself on the introduce yourself here thread

It’s been a while... I’ve moved cities and started a new job by myself, my partner is still in my home town at my parents house where trauma happened and I’ve come back the last 2 weekends to stay a few nights. Tonight I cannot sleep I feel so nauseas and every time I close my eyes the memories of it haunt me. I’ve tried music and the 5 senses to stay in the present but it feels like nothing is working tonight 😔