Hi,

I have PTSD, from which i got depression and at my lowest ebb self-harm - I take avanza which helps with the depression, panic attacks and sleeping - i take it at night and it puts me to sleep - wake often but sleep more than i used to - it also has a sedating effect so that calms me a bit - taking valium at night at the moment but that's only because i have an anniv of my event coming up - getting sleep really helps with coping mechnanisms - and there are no weak one's only different ones that work for different things - congratulations on seeking help - that can sometmes be the hardest thing to do - and it does get better - somtimes very slowly but therapy helped me a lot - talking about things that i thought made me stupid and pathetic and weak with my therapist made me realise that they were none of these things ....hmmm i may still come up with the stupid one's i hope things improve for you soon - P7