Thank you for this article Nicola.

I am quite sure there are many other people out there who suffer from PTSD but they have been diagnosed with depression without anyone taking the time to talk to them. It's about time that the mental health services in the UK had a shake up & realised that if we had a better service we would recover quicker & reduce the waiting lists.

I wish I had known about the Maudsley Hospital, when i was diagnosed my GP advised me to seek private treatment as the waiting list for the mental health team was 6mth the n another 6mths till i would have therapy. Not wanting to lose my family, job, house & probably my life I went into private therapy. It has been a tough journey but one I have no regrets over, despite the cost of nearly £10,000! I am now in recovery & life feels good again.