Dear Amy: I’m definitely depressed, and think I may have PTSD. I don’t know where to get the help I need to be happy.
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My special-needs child required frequent hospitalization, which meant hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt.I couldn’t afford not to work, so I dialed in a very sketchy job performance and my professional reputation suffered. The problem is that I am firmly stuck in the past. I miss the time when I used to have everything, including a husband whom I loved.
I’m definitely depressed, and think I may have PTSD. I don’t know where to get the help I need to be happy.Dear Broken: You seem much less a “has-been” than a hardworking, impressive, and successful survivor. Life has handed you a series of huge challenges, and you have fought your way through – and conquered – all of them.
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