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I grew up in an alcoholic, violent, neglectful, verbally & emotionally abusive and sexually abusive home. I always had problems coping with life. I did okay though until my mid 20's when, like you, seemingly overnight everything changed. And nothing has been the same since. I started with a dx of schizoaffective disorder and now have a diagnosis of PTSD. The PTSD pretty much explains all of my problems and feels right to me.
What has helped me was the invention of zoloft (in particular) and anti anxiety meds. Then learning about things like being an adult child of an alcoholic, learning about living in a family that had at least 2 generations of incest going on, and doing a lot of reading on alcholism, depression, relationships and family, incest survivors.
Also going to self help groups like AA, Alanon, ACOA, EA (emotions anonymous) and other mental health support groups. Also going to therapy as needed over the years. I no longer attend any support groups. But I learned much about myself and learned many coping skills to deal with living via all my reading, researching and group attendance. I am still learning. I still take meds, will for the rest of my life. And need to use the coping skills I've learned every single day of my life. Feel free to PM anytime. Good luck.
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