I discovered OTS over on OTF today - glad to have found this place.
I've been working through healing from a LTR with a diagnosed psychopath and, along the way, came to understand that my parents are also Cluster B disordered (NPD).
The LTR relationship was probably the most damaging thing I've ever experienced, but led to one lightbulb moment after another. It gave me answers to things that happened in my life that I hadn't understood well and brought me to the realisation that there were things I needed to fix.
So I found a therapist and was diagnosed with CPTSD. After a couple of years' therapy, the panic attacks and anxiety may be gone, the emotional numbing may be evaporating but there are still ways of thinking and reacting that need to be worked on.....so here I am, very glad to have found this place and to be here.
Glad to have you aboard! :wave:
:heythere: Hi, FutureForward.
Something unique here is the common reaching for what we know and sense--that there can be a once elusive good side to all this grief we've carried for so long. On this forum there are others who've reluctantly walked the path and who choose to share their hopes, disappointments, and more. While it can be rough going, those hopes can at least seem more real than ever before. So the sharing and outlooks available here can provide insights not easily discovered on one's own.
Welcome.
Welcome FutureForward :heythere: