I will only speak for myself in regards to the forum.

Huggy-huggy, kissy-kissy just doesn't work with PTSD. Yes, my opinion, other's opinions here, Anthony's opinion, my therapist's opinion and a lot of other therapists/psychologist/psychiatrist's opinions that I've researched.

Openening up and dealing with the trauma(s) head on and learning to live with PTSD in one's life are, IMO, the best way to deal with a situation a lot of us have found ourselves in. I say this because I did this to learn to deal with a whole lot of difficult shit in my life caused by PTSD. I'm now at a point where I consider myself pretty well recovered. I still live with the symptoms, but in a managed form. I've learned to manage my sypmtoms and get my life back.

I know that I whole lot of my recovery has been helped along with this forum. I also know deep in my heart that I wouldn't be no where near as far in my recovery without the help I've received on the forum. At the beginning I had a lot of help from Anthony in opening up and dealing with my traumas. For that I will always be grateful.

This isn't a blanket ass-kiss to Anthony and I'm not protecting him (doubt he needs it anyway). There's a lot of times he's royally pissed me off...but he did help me learn a way to get my life back on track with PTSD in it.

If someone doesn't want to do the hard work necessary to deal with their trauma(s) and PTSD then it's their choice. Life is all about choices and living with the consequences of those choices. Trying to make that choice for another-even if it's just through a post-is wrong.

Lisa