Introduction and Request for CPTSD Coping Insights

Hi Carly, welcome! I'm pretty new too, I'm trying to use this app so I don't feel so isolated in my struggles. It took me almost 6 years of working on my mental health before a therapist helped me realize I have cptsd. At the time I didn't realize what I had gone through was abnormal so I had never mentioned it before then. I then realized it was the root of almost all of my symptoms, and I had been treating it wrong for all those years. As odd as it may seem, I use my diagnosis to motivate me. There's nothing I can do about it except go to therapy and learn how to take care of myself, but having the benefit of knowing what's going on with me makes me feel in control of my approaches to healing and management. I also tend to plan things or rehearse situations in my head before it happens, and I thought that was unhealthy. I talked to my therapist about it recently and she said that as long as it works for me, its actually a very healthy coping technique. I hope that was helpful, and I hope this app gives you the support you need.