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It's been years since some of the most important people in my family passed away. For years, I was fine operated normally, nothing really seemed to register as a problem. But now all of a sudden, it feels like my brain is cracking from all sides. I'm overthinking things to an absurd degree, my brain is no longer able to process basic emotions properly, and all I do is get flashbacks to my past. For a long time I supressed my feelings with copious amounts of alcohol, and now that I'm fully sober, my brain is going absolutely insane. But why would my brain do this to me after so many years? Would it not make more sense it would have snapped way earlier on?

It's been years since some of the most important people in my family passed away. For years, I was fine operated normally, nothing really seemed to register as a problem. But now all of a sudden, it feels like my brain is cracking from all sides. I'm overthinking things to an absurd degree, my brain is no longer able to process basic emotions properly, and all I do is get flashbacks to my past. For a long time I supressed my feelings with copious amounts of alcohol, and now that I'm fully sober, my brain is going absolutely insane. But why would my brain do this to me after so many years? Would it not make more sense it would have snapped way earlier on?

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PTSD can absolutely manifest years , even decades after the fact. I have PTSD from childhood trauma , didn't really act up in a big way until late 30s -40s , went through all kinds of hell with it. Was suicidal , abusing narcotics big time , life was just spinning out of control.

Went to a few psychologists , most just wanted to give me more drugs , finally found one who actually helped me , without drugs .

Find someone who specializes in PTSD , that doesn't use psych meds as the only option. It sucks brother , lotta work , facing shit you tried to bury for decades , even gets worse before it gets better , but it will get better !

Best of luck , fight through it , don't give up. My life ain't perfect now , but it's whole lot better than it was . You'll get there too.