... thank you. I needed to hear this, today. Especially today. I'm losing a friend, right now, over this.

It's sunk in... one of the things I hate most about ptsd, so far... is how everyone is treating me. Like I'm delicate and fragile, and everyone is trying to protect me. Sometimes... they "protect" me by pulling away...

and it hurts. Because I used to be the strong one, that everyone leaned on. And I'm not that person, anymore. Everyone sees it. Everyone knows it. I've been the last one to realize it - and now that I do, it hurts like hell. I defined myselfby my ability to help others. It feels like there's nothing left, now....

So... thank you. I will read what you said a few times. Hopefully it will sink in.

And the therapist I'm going to see specializes in CSA, (also depression and weight issues, which I have), so I am assuming that ptsd would be part of that? She was recommended by the psy-doc that diagnosed me with ptsd... so... hopefully...

Should I call the clinic and ask, to make sure?