Having PTSD as a teenager

Hello.

With this post I don't intend to victimize myself or want to cause pity, I just want to share my experience, the experience of my life and my mental health, I hope it can be useful to someone. Maybe someone can even identify with my experience. 

I am 15 years old and in January of this year, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (In addition to depression and generalized anxiety disorder) 

When I got the diagnosis, I felt somewhat reassured. Finally, everything that was going on in my head finally had an explanation and a reason. 

But what is PTSD? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event, such as war, a natural disaster, a serious accident, or assault. Symptoms include reliving the event through nightmares or flashbacks, persistent frightening thoughts, sleep problems, feeling detached, or being easily startled. These symptoms can be severe, last a long time, and significantly interfere with daily life, work, and relationships. 

While I felt more at ease with my diagnosis, I didn't understand how I could have that. I thought that only happened to people who went to war or survive natural disasters. 

However, I had it and was now officially a psychiatric patient. 

My psychiatrist explained to me that anyone can develop PTSD after a severe traumatic event.

What happened to me? Severe bullying and SA.

At that time I had a lot of trouble sleeping, I had nightmares, sleep paralysis and I remember having crises triggered by things that are too small, such as smells, people, situations, etc.

I felt scared, I was afraid of how my family and friends would perceive me after having a psychiatric diagnosis. 

Everyone was extremely supportive with me and treated me in the best way possible.

Everything has improved since then. I started taking medication and continued going to therapy. 

Despite all this, I've had a lot of difficulties living like this. In May, I had a severe SH crisis. I was in the hospital for a week and started taking more medication.

Another notable thing about having this disorder is that you become VERY sensitive to sensory stimuli. Everything becomes overwhelming. Noises, textures, tastes, ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. 

It is still very difficult for me to live my daily life, even though everything has improved.