i am having ptsd council;ling

[shellsa]

michelle  here i have been having ptsd councillimg for 2 years and people tell me to move on but its very hard for me to move on from being swxually abused as a 6 year old back then by my dad i got told it takes a very long time to recover and that it will always stAy   with me  for life ive half forgiven my dad but still cant forgive and forget propley. how  does someone  ever live with this

[shellsa]

michelle here yeah your right it will never go away but i can try to understand it a bit better

[margypops]

Narla is right you just have to endure...and learn to live with the fact it happened , counselling will help. filling you life with work, friends , making sure the abuser didnt win by making this part of you life good , you cant change what happened to you but you can make sure as Narla did that it doesnt ruin the rest of your life ...Chatting to folks who have been through similar does help ,then try in your everyday life not to think or dwell on the pain you suffered . focus on the positive things that happen every day ..Good luck you you  

[narla]

It is just something we have to learn to live with,through counselling you need to be given ways of dealing with feelings and emotions,I was sexually abused by my brother who is 10 years older than me when I was 7 until I was turned 10 it has taken me until now to learn coping skills I'm 48 now so it wasn't an overnight fix it took me 3 therapists before I found one that worked for me.The most important thing I found was you have to be totally honest about everything that happened with your counsellor,and never go to an appointment under the influence of alcohol or mind altering drugs unless of course they are anti depressants prescribed by a doctor.Good Luck and if you want to talk PM me and I will share my story if it can help you.

Denise