I too am self-helping (without professionals) but I do have a best friend who is very experienced with PTSD and emotional problems.

Left to my absolute own devices, it indeed feels very scary and dark. I too have my times when I am just at my wits end. I resonate with what Manara is going thru. Sometimes we still need to talk and express our needs. We are human.

I do have a lof of information to use and thank goodness for Ani.

We all have our strengths.

Some of us can't afford therapy or can't find a therapist who can or will help.

I am always happy for the ones who can have it.

It's invaluable to have a light in the dark like that.

Some of us actually don't have that, though.

But I just keep going.

I keep going.

I don't worship therapy. I use the information from it. I can take succor when someone actually can be there *sometimes*.

The only one I can truly rely on though, is me.

Ani sometimes needs rest.

B.