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Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster
I have an extensive trauma history as well, it's something I've been dealing with for awhile. My PTSD used to be a huge problem but now it's mostly in remission besides occasional nightmares and some irritability.
Interesting that you consider trauma to be the root cause of your mental health issues, I've heard a few people say that and I think there's truth to it for those people. You know yourself best after all. For me I don't consider trauma to be the root cause of my mental illnesses, but I do consider it to have worsened some of my issues... like I think my psychosis had an earlier onset than what's typical likely due to trauma.
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my psychosis became apparent when i was 16 and i was being held against my will in an abusive teen treatment program located in rural Tennessee. i think what was going on there just brought the voices to the surface. i had strange beliefs all my life but that was when the hallucinations first started. i also think all of the years i spent doing drugs exacerbated my psychotic symptoms. of course its hard to tell what comes from what and i wonder how i would be if i had not experienced any trauma... its hard to tell, you know?