From Party Girl to Party Pooper: Following the Life of a Former Sex Addict
“This fog is relentless. I’m trying not to let my brain go to the dark place. It’s like I’m crawling in sand to get home. The effort is that excruciating. All my energy goes to trying to keep it together so that I can work.” (November16, 2012) Beatriz is a forty-something year old blogger who shares her experience of struggling with her PTSD on a daily basis. Every day is a matter of keeping afloat and not succumbing to her darkness. This paper will follow Beatriz’s tumultuous life dealing with treatment, relationships, and her new diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Beatriz’s realization of her PTSD came about in 2008 where she claims to have hit “rock bottom”. (July 29, 2012) At the time, Beatriz was a full-blown alcoholic and sex-addict frequently partying the night away. In 2008, Beatriz experienced a trauma …show more content…
Beatriz fondly recalls a former boyfriend, Michael who was very supportive of her dealings with PTSD. They had a very close relationship full of joy, however Beatriz was sure that Michael was uncomfortable with her condition and so she decided that they must part ways. It was the idea that he was too good for her and that she was burdening him with her condition that led her to make this decision. She did not wish to scare him away, so she was the one to run away. (October 4, 2012) It is even admiring to see that after time and time again, Beatriz has been the one willing to make these sacrifices with nothing in return. She has suffered tremendously and very few people have been supportive of her or have been there when she needed it. Social interactions is very crucial to those suffering from depression or any other disorder. To feel as if you belong, that people care, and that you can be happy all help someone to recover for the better; yet, Beatriz has not been getting this at all as indicative of her
“This fog is relentless. I’m trying not to let my brain go to the dark place. It’s like I’m crawling in sand to get home. The effort is that excruciating. All my energy goes to trying to keep it together so that I can work.” (November16, 2012) Beatriz is a forty-something year old blogger who shares her experience of struggling with her PTSD on a daily basis. Every day is a matter of keeping afloat and not succumbing to her darkness. This paper will follow Beatriz’s tumultuous life dealing with treatment, relationships, and her new diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Beatriz’s realization of her PTSD came about in 2008 where she claims to have hit “rock bottom”. (July 29, 2012) At the time, Beatriz was a full-blown alcoholic and sex-addict frequently partying the night away. In 2008, Beatriz experienced a trauma …show more content…
Beatriz fondly recalls a former boyfriend, Michael who was very supportive of her dealings with PTSD. They had a very close relationship full of joy, however Beatriz was sure that Michael was uncomfortable with her condition and so she decided that they must part ways. It was the idea that he was too good for her and that she was burdening him with her condition that led her to make this decision. She did not wish to scare him away, so she was the one to run away. (October 4, 2012) It is even admiring to see that after time and time again, Beatriz has been the one willing to make these sacrifices with nothing in return. She has suffered tremendously and very few people have been supportive of her or have been there when she needed it. Social interactions is very crucial to those suffering from depression or any other disorder. To feel as if you belong, that people care, and that you can be happy all help someone to recover for the better; yet, Beatriz has not been getting this at all as indicative of her