I’m about to turn 37 years old, am married and have two young children. When I was diagnosed with complex PTSD from developmental trauma (emotional neglect and abuse in my early childhood), I was also experiencing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and OCD.
I had been suffering since my 1st child was born and things got really bad after my second child was born. It took 3.5 years to get treatment and an accurate diagnosis, in large part due to stigma.Here’s why: I believed the cultural norm that mental illness is a weakness and something to be ashamed of.
I didn’t tell anyone about it, not even my husband. I fooled myself that I was OK and that what I was experiencing was normal.
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