I lost my job after a car accident (completely other drivers fault) which has turned my life upside down and left me with PTSD, anxiety and depression. I lost my job because of my injuries, which was devastating. I now struggle with my mobility and find it difficult to walk the length of a street with my walking stick and suffer from constant pain, despite being on strong pain relief including Morphine!
To be honest, if it wasn’t for the worrying how my family would manage without me, I wouldn’t be here.
I’ve tried CBT, but unfortunately, despite trying, it was of little use.
I have also been seen by a very nice lady at psychology, which was lovely having someone to talk to, but I’m still wondering what was actually the point of our meetings!
I suppose I was brought up to believe counselling was only for weak people (not that it is). My father (who I suppose was my guiding light) came through WW2, he was at D day, along with other campaigns and he always said that they managed fine without counselling! He thought of it as only required by weak people, so perhaps my hang ups from him made me less open to any interventions along that line!