"I would like to thank you for all your help with the therapy you provided over the six week course.
"At first I thought I can't see how talking about my issues in six sessions will help or make any difference - my childhood, the bullying I received from instructors in the army, my tours of Northern Ireland plus what I am going through at the moment. How very wrong I was.
"I had seen someone from mental health before and spoken about the above - and it did nothing at all to help me cope or move on. The first session I had with PTSD Resolution, I met my therapist and the one hour appointment turned into two hours - I knew things were looking positive. I was determined to get through the pain I had gone through over the years. I was made to feel very calm at the first appointment and I told family and friends I felt it would help.
"Once we got to session four we started to tackle my childhood. It was bad, but at the end of the session I felt really relaxed and strange in my mind and body - like it had never happened.
"A week later, at session five, I felt like my bad childhood had never happened - so we looked at the time I spent in the army. Again, I felt strange at the end of the session. I used to have broken sleep and the faces of my bullies were clear in my head. Now I felt okay and realised I hadn't really thought about my terrible time.
"Finally at week six, the last session, we spoke about another horrific time - the here and now. I thought it wouldn't work like sessions four or five, because this is still a place I'm in - but it did help.
"When week six had come and gone I wondered if I would cope. In that short time I felt at home and enjoyed the treatment I was receiving. I was told I could have more sessions, but that you can end up depending on the sessions - which I can confirm as I did want to ask for extra. After three weeks I realised I didn't need anymore sessions and I started to feel in control - of my thoughts and emotions - again.
"I don't feel angry anymore, I don't worry about the past and never again would I return to trying to take my own life, as I have twice before. Everything that had taken over my life is still there - but it doesn't bother me at all now. I still have the memories but I can easily control them. I now concentrate on the future and the PAST is the PAST.
"I just wanted to say a big thank you for getting me through the issues I've had since I was a child."
