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Old 23-07-2006, 12:06 AM
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Hi Happy Daze,

welcome to the forum, and wow... a pretty indepth inspiring post. I must say, I related with some things you said in there like they were just yesterday. I think I have learnt enough to now live with it, as I guess you well know, the suicidal thoughts are challenging, but the inspiring words you highlight, being they are just thoughts, is exactly what I kept telling myself to get through the hell.

I am so glad that you found us, and that we are able to read and get some insight into your experience. It is inspiring to read others success, even though they have battled so hard to get it, at the end of the day, it is a definate success. I congratulate you Happy Daze for your hard work, persistent efforts and achieving a better life.

I think I learnt to come to terms with PTSD being around forever nearly a year ago now, and I just accept it as that, and work with it, instead of against it, as it just seems so much easier.

I can relate to you about the alcohol, as I have mentioned here before about some of my years with it, and basically wrecked a good few years of my life because of it, and other factors. I learnt to get myself off it, which was pretty tough at the time, but now I look back upon it, it seemed pretty easy compared to some parts of PTSD.

I always wondered about addiction though, regardless what type. You can say to a qualified professional, "I have ten beers per night, but I don't need those beers, as I can go without them if I want too", at which point you will be told your not an addict, yet; if you said "I have ten beers per night, and I must have them or I can't sleep", you would be classed as an addict to alcohol.

One of the spouses upon the PTSD course I did, had to have two drinks of scotch every night before she went to bed, to help calm her nerves and help her sleep, which she stated was because of the stress she endured from her husband with PTSD. I actually raised this point at the time, that this would actually classify her as an addict to alcohol, as she can't function without it, yet she denied that aspect to herself. Interesting thought process I thought to myself.