I've been diagnosed with PTSD, but feel like a bit of a misfit. I take care of my husband who is quadriplegic and has suffered multiple traumatic events in the ICU and it is a constant struggle to keep him alive at times now that we are home on our own. Just last week I called 911 yet again and by the time I got to the hospital behind the ambulance he had stopped breathing and they put him on a ventilator - this is now the 3rd time in 3 years. I now am learning that you can suffer PTSD and/or panic attacks from watching a loved one go thru these things...standing by helplessly, being the advocate to improve his health, etc. Am I in the right place? My therapy and meds are working too slowly - I need some sort of support group. I need to feel I'm not crazy or alone!!!
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