Why did I start mentoring and coaching?
Well, it was much more helpful to talk to people who felt, and lived through the similar things as I had gone through. The "professional" therapist that I went to, really had no understanding of the PTSD that I was/am dealing with.
I decided it's high time that someone who CARES about your healing is available to help walk others through this path!
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​So through the process of healing and learning to live with PTSD, it was suggested to go to counseling. (No surprise here...)
I was in the process of adjusting medications (with an illness like PTSD you need time to see a difference, and you need time to find the right balance of medications), and I was still in a very dark place. I went to a person that was highly recommended and had just three sessions before calling it quits.
It was about the second session that I realized that this lady did not know the difference between PTSD and depression. I wanted to trust the process so I went back again for a third session. At this time, I was having a particularly hard time and was relieved that I was going to get 'professional' help. I had broke down crying in the session, describing a reoccurring nightmare. I looked toward them with tears in my eyes, my heart broken and scared. That's when they looked me dead in the eyes and said "Well, guess it's time to get over it". Confused I said "What?" She responded "Get over it". I left that day feeling much worse than I had going in.... I struggled with thoughts of putting an end to all of it. I mean, I couldn't just get over it, and it was destroying me and my family... and the professional I was paying could not even help me. There was only one answer left, I thought.
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Needless to say, I stuck around. I started really listening to the people around me. This is when I realized that most of these people (like me) that go to professionals seeking help, and end up going down a tunnel into darkness.
A lot of the professionals don't really listen, they don't try to help, they're just after the paycheck. Well, to clarify, a great many of them don't care, but also a lot of them do.
Anyway, I realized that talking with people that have been through things was a lot more helpful then talking to a paid professional that doesn't understand the illness! I knew something had to be done, so here I am!!! Giving myself to help people and let them know that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel... and it's bright and beautiful!