No problem with the questions, expoloration is my forte :-)

I am not diminishing anyone else's perception of how PTSD affects them or feels for and to them. I was not necessarily responding to anyones elses point of view on this thread I am just asserting my beliefs. As you rightly pointed out my truths are exactly that, mine!

However, even though I am a member of a forum that underlines the concept of PTSD as being incurable and that PTSD'ers are lifers. I still find that aspect a challenge. It is not something I am afraid to have challneged in me and I have researched this and asked questions to medical professionals in terms of finding my own truths.

Why do I feel strongly?

For me it feels unhealthy to always assume the position of someone who has a reason for their behaviour. Behaviour is learned and can be altered! I guess I see it as a crutch or perhaps as a way to legitimise certain behaviours. PTSD sypmtoms do not excuse any behaviour as I am sure you are more than aware! PTSD as I said above just gives the sufferer and anyone else a point of reference in terms of how their body has reacted to supressed emotions. I feel that it is unlocking these that is key in letting go of the PTSD label and not the other way round! I don't think we shoud get so fixated on just undestanding the complexities of PTSD and accepting it! I feel we should look at they why's and how's in order to really free ourselves.

Why so strongly.......hmmmmmmm, honestly, believing that I will have a life that co-exists with PTSD is not good, for me. I am healing.......I will not be left with PTSD, it is symptomatic of my traumas.

It just makes sense to me. My behaviour is already changing and I do not feel at the mercy of the symptoms of PTSD, just the reaction to a very difficult life up until now. My reaction to that is changing and my behaviours and attittudes go hand in hand with that progress.

You said ' you are not denying it, you just deal with it in your way' yep I do. But I also know that once I have healed my traumas I will not class myself as someone with PTSD, I will be healed of my traumas and the secondary issues connected with them. I am not a PTSD lifer, I don't think anyone should readily buy into that!

I create my reality! My reality is not what I am told it will be!

I hope that has answered your queries?

Spirit x