I am new here and don't even know what kind of help I need. I have nightmares almost every night. They mostly have to do with my ex-husband who was NOT a nice man. I was married to him for 20 years and believe me when I said I had no way out. I married him when I was 16 (no I wasn't pregnant, just stupid as you know what). He was a manipulator of the first order among other things and still is. I am out of his reach, but our 29 year old son is not.
The nightmares occur right before I wake up and I wake up afraid, disoriented and panicky. I have never been dx'd. w/ PTSD from this marriage, but I fit every diagnostic criteria for it. I have MDD, recurrent and Panic d/o.
I am now married to a really great guy (12 years) although I swore I'd never marry again. This marriage also has it's share of issues and trauma, though not from him. He was dx'd w/ bi-polar after his son's death in 2010.
I don't even know what to say... please help me. I will describe as best I can without triggering anyone if someone will let me know what I need to relay.
Thank You,
Yak
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