Teen ptsd

Thank you, I appreciate your thoughts 😊

hi @Lumi
that's extremely tough. im not a parent but I do suffer from ptsd. One thing ive found helpful is to be listened to. if she approaches your or you notice shes having a particularly bad day ask if shes ok and be willing to listen without words so much so she can just get it out.

@Faith-and-Hope @eth @Bunniekins may be able to offer some advice here too.

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I will definitely remember your words when she next wants to share; less ‘helping’ and more ‘listening’. Thank you 💕

your welcome @Lumi
How are you going tonight?

Not too bad! She has had a couple of quiet, reclusive days but we’ve seen a little more of ‘her’ tonight, which is nice 😊 Hope you are well?

that's good to hear @Lumi
I have days quite similar where I really just want to hide away too.
um im alright, a little nervous about tomorrow but im keeping distracted by chatting here and watching some tv for a while.

have you got anything on tomorrow?

I’m sorry if I missed it if you posted elsewhere already, but is there something specific you have coming up tomorrow that is making you feel uneasy? Do you mind if I ask, on the days you feel like hiding away; do you rather just be left alone? (please feel free not to answer if that’s asking too much x) No plans here, I guess just learning at home for the kids!

of course you can ask @Lumi ask as many questions as you like. only to happy to share what I can with you.

On my dark days, sometimes it depends. there are some days where im overly tired but for no good reason. its a different sort of tired to having a bad night, its almost like your souls tired so you don't have the energy to communicate, be around others etc. There are some days though that I wish I had someone who was there for me to listen or to just keep me company.
When I was having a down day before my nan passed away (I normally wouldn't tell her) but I would ask if she wanted to watch a favourite movie or tv show that we shared. Maybe if your noticing your daughter have a bad day you could ask her if she would like to watch a movie with you or if she has other interested like baking or cake decorating you could see if she might like to do that. hope this helps abit…

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to discuss some test results I have. they don't look overly good on paper especially since the radiologist has suggested I get another urgent mri scan done but hopefully that's just a precaution thing. ive got to chat to my gp about it, hopefully ill get some more answers then