It is nice to hear from another welsh person. I was on some antidepressants while going through treatment. My daughter however was the one who had the PTSD from all of this. She was by my side the entire 6 months. She saw me sleep 20 out of 24 hrs a day, she saw the pain I was in, she came with me to treatments etc. Her pediatrician thought it was good that she was aware of what was going on and that she came with me to appointments, but I question the rational. She still has some issues with separation anxiety but it has gotten alot better. Therapy seemed to work for her. With me having a background in Social work and clinical casemanagement, I seemed to process much of what I went through on my own. When I recovered, I had tons of energy and could not wait to get back to normal. I got tired really fast, but the support from family, friends and work helped alot. I think culture plays a role in what you are going through., I have found that after living in the US for 17 years I have grown a custom to the American lifestyle. American's are more supportive, inclusive and understanding, where as the Brits are very "mind my own buisiness".