Hi there, thank you! That means a lot to me! I have gone through years of psychiatric treatment and other therapies and I can say that I am mostly recovered. And it is true, that it is definitely a result of the trauma. The name of my illness is ‘borderline personality disorder’ which is known to be a result of trauma. I definitely still have bad days but those are becoming less and less over time. Today is a fantastic day for me lol. I should mention though, that mental illness doesn’t look or sound like anything in particular, which can make it confusing for a lot of people. Take John Nash for instance (not that I am trying to compare myself to a nobel prize winning genius at all! LOL). He is a literal genius, but he went through to finish a phd and then some other amazing things while being acutely ill for years with schizophrenia, almost 20 years I think, and nobody knew. It can be very easy for people to miss.