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goose27

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I am just so incredibly sad and I want to give up. I feel like I never had a chance at living a normal life because of my childhood trauma. I think about trying to have a normal functioning life and it’s just so upsetting to me. I don’t have a real job, I’m not in college, I can’t drive, I’m not headed anywhere in life at the moment and thinking about trying to change that puts me into so much pain. I can’t even think about it without wanting to cry. Everyday waking up is just so hard and I don’t want to live like this anymore. It’s all I’ve ever known, my “event” - the first one at least - happened when I was in kindergarten and I grew up in a neglectful, abusive house after. My trauma began and hasn’t ever stopped. I feel like I will never escape from my own mind. I don’t want to be this way and I want to get better but I am just so exhausted

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    • AK11

      767d

      Highly recommend thorough hormonal testing on top of ACT

    • AK11

      767d

      Highly recommend thorough hormonal testing on top of ACT

      • goose27

        767d

        @AK11 How did you go about getting the hormonal testing? Is it something a psychiatrist can order?

        • AK11

          767d

          @goose27 psychiatrists usually can’t order it, your pcp should be able to. Or an obgyn. If they refuse, say you would like to document their refusal in your record. That’ll make them listen really fast. Probably also get general blood tests too like vitamin D, deficiency can cause worsened depression and fatigue

    • AK11

      767d

      I was severely depressed for years, rarely left my room, couldn’t hold a job, couldn’t finish my school. I got therapy and TMS and I found out I have an underlying hormonal imbalance. I’ve been addressing that for a few years and I finished my bachelors, now I’m in graduate school. There’s hope for everyone

    • AK11

      767d

      Have you ever tried therapy? Specifically CBT or ACT?

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