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View Poll Results: How Many Traumas Have You Experienced? | |
A single incident
|    | 7 | 5.65% | |
A few incidents over a short period of time (as in war, natural disaster, etc)
|    | 10 | 8.06% | |
Many incidents throughout my lifetime
|    | 107 | 86.29% | 
01-05-2007, 02:28 PM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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There you go Evie, your not the only one at all. Negative thinking style once again.... cut it out. |
02-05-2007, 01:14 AM
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Thanks Claire... I noticed now there 3 people who voted for single incident. Uncle and Anthony, point taken. I was wrong. |
02-05-2007, 01:00 PM
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Batgirl, I agree with Jim and Anthony- you ain't no freak. Cheer up! :thumbs-up |
02-05-2007, 05:01 PM
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Hi all. I was going to actually count traumas but, there have been so many spanning over 30 years it's impossible for me. Besides, after reading Anthony's post about complex ptsd, I fit into that category anyway. I really don't think it matters though about how many it takes to render PTSD - just the severity of one traumatic event could be enough. So, you're not a freak lol! Take care <smile> |
03-05-2007, 02:09 AM
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Having a different experience doesn't make you a freak Evie. What the hell is wrong with being different? Do you really want to be exactly the same as everyone else? How boring.
I'd like to vote for my brother if it's permitted, but f-kd if I know which category he falls under. |
07-05-2007, 03:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapper  f-kd if I know which category he falls under. | Not sure either Travis. Perhaps wait, we should think awhile about it. So much confusion at the moment.
Dad. |
29-05-2007, 09:16 AM
| | | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Memphis
Posts: 62
| |  Batgirl relax
Just being on this forum makes me feel like a freak sometimes. And I read your diary. Who wouldnt have PTSD from that.
But sometimes when people die we forget the bad things and only remember the good. Its hard for me to believe life was like the Jones with him.
But your very strong and from your writings I believe your very smart to.
Take care |
29-05-2007, 09:21 AM
| | | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Memphis
Posts: 62
| | OH yeah
Who ever said you were feeling sorry for yourself. well..............F U:moon:
Anything of yours that I have read is not pitty at all. Your doing well with what you went threw:claps: |
29-05-2007, 11:01 AM
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OMG LMAO nurse, you just told my Uncle Jim to **** off!! He's the one who said I was feeling sorry for myself. It's true actually, I do feel sorry for myself on occasion, and if anyone knows it my uncle does because I live with him. He knows me in person, not just from what I write on the forum. It really is okay, he just cares about me a lot and wants to see me do my best.
But thank you, I appreciate the support and compliments. :) |
29-05-2007, 06:30 PM
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I fall in the many incidents throughout my lifetime. I don't like to think about it, but it's the truth. It was what it was... spanning from 3 to mid twenties. I am now 29. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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