Everyone in my family knows there's something wrong with me but I never really told any of them what it is until today. I told my sister-in-law today because I figured she'd get the news out for sure.

I guess my reason for letting my family know is I don't want to feel ashamed anymore for having a mental illness. They're all pretty insensitive but I thought they might as well know what's going on. The fact that I have C-ptsd should be no surprise to them given they grew up in the same environment. My being molested as a child may come as a shock to them but it wasn't anyone in my family, so they're in the clear there.

I doubt I'll get any sympathetic phone calls but I feel better that it's out in the open. I don't want it to be some deep dark secret. What they do with the news is irrelevant to me.