Being newly diagnosed with ComplexPTSD, I'm reading your posts and finally I get it! They're talking about me! I was in that place, so full of pain for so long. But it takes a long time to realize you're finally free.

It's been 13 months since I left my prison and I'm just beginning to understand that it's over. And it's kind of like, what now? Do I stay hidden in my palace for the rest of time. Do I still need to cover my face with tattered silks? It's almost as if there are levels of recovery? Not sure, but there are certainly levels of being lost and imprisioned and yet, still alone.
I'd really be interested in what others have to say about this part of it.