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17-12-2007, 07:18 AM
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| |  I Finally Wrapped My Brain Around This.....I Think?
I have been lately feeling a great deal more optomistic.
I have a lot going on too so it really surprises me that I am handling things ok right now.
I am moving in exactly one month. I am so excited...the change is positive and everything about this move seems to be going well.....thank goodness.
I feel a definate change in my thinking....HUGE. All the negative.....well not ALL but it is manageable right now. I do worry about the next time I( " feel like I am losing it) but I am more optomistic. That makes me feel good.
Now when the negative thoughts start....I say to myself..."You are the only one thinking about that...stop worrying" Just to let all of you know wit hard work you can change your thoughts. |
17-12-2007, 11:39 AM
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Pand,
I am glad that you are feeling better. Let's hope this last for a long time. If you start to feel bad, try not to let it get to you. This happens sometimes. Hopefully you will feel better longer, and have fewer down times. |
17-12-2007, 05:48 PM
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hey pandora, thats great to hear. i have been having similar feelings lately too. i think therapy and a lot of hard work is finally paying off. today has been back and forth, but i can bring myself out of it. a lot of it is probably caused from holiday stress anyway. i hope things keep getting better for you and i hope your move goes well.
take care,
nate |
18-12-2007, 04:49 AM
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Good stuff pandora! Well done... it's good to know that it does pay off....keep it up it sounds like a breath of fresh air to you! |
18-12-2007, 10:06 AM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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It all starts somewhere Pandora, and that is great you recognise your own accomplishments. To accept and determine a suitable outcome is the strategy we play with our own mind daily. |
18-12-2007, 10:28 AM
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Thank you everyone....I don't think I have felt this way in a very long time...I can almost "FEEL" my thoughts changing.....negative to more positive. Might sound stupid but I know I am living proof that well.....(.I have had CBT.....that has made all the difference and I have the forum too that is a added bonus!) we can learn to live with this. My journey has been a long one but I am glad to finally see "a light at the end of the tunnel". I just had to learn how to manage the symptoms and change the way my mind was thinking....I think I did it. |
19-12-2007, 04:48 PM
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You've done alot keep goning |
20-12-2007, 05:16 AM
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| | Hoooray!
I am new to the website but am gaining a wealth of knowledge. It is nice to hear someone doing so well 
I think a few keys for me were: putting a name ( PTSD) on what was happening to me. Getting a great counselor who said to me at the end of our first session. " First we will fix the child, then we will fix the woman". My husband going to his own counselor. I too feel hope for the future. I have always been very hard on myself...now I am learning to be as forgiving to me as I am to others  Any way...hooray for you. I pray you will continue to feel well. |
20-12-2007, 01:26 PM
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I also pray that I will continue to stay well this time for a very long, extended period. So...please everyone keep your fingers crossed. I want to get through the christmas and my move with no breakdowns. Stay positive.....stay positive! | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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