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| | Notices | Welcome to PTSD Forum. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now. Non-active members will eventually be deleted. If you are not a sufferer, carer or someone within the mental health industry, and active, then there is little reason for you to be a member of this forum. Non-active members with zero posts are deleted periodically during the year. |  | | 
03-11-2007, 03:29 AM
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Thanks Logan. It doesn't matter though that you didn't find the forum before, you're here now and before you know it, you can be here for a year too, if it's what you really want! I've found it really helpful myself, I hope you do too. |
08-11-2007, 11:16 PM
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Evie,
You inspire me in so many ways! When I feel bad, I will read that post again and think of you and you will brighten my day! |
09-11-2007, 11:03 AM
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Thanks 2quilt, that makes me feel good! |
09-11-2007, 03:33 PM
| | | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ontario canada
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As i said before well done girl I hope with in a year I hope to make to the strides you this year
I'm lucky in other way the military doesn't bug me i feel just a little more comfortable
It took some freinds from C.F.B.
But when the bulldrozer's sent out the letter that some of us should look into ptsd i signed it in red marker i"m fine help the others ass @@@ and sent it back to ottawa
Keep up the good work of getting through this thing we call life |
09-11-2007, 11:57 PM
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awesome! congratulations! |
10-11-2007, 05:13 PM
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Wow, Evie, you've come a long way. I remember when you first joined...and I am so impressed where you are today. There are tears in my eyes too. |
11-11-2007, 07:12 AM
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Thank you logan, vera and Nam. The last few have been difficult, I feel like I'm having a relapse almost, and that all the work I've done in the past year has been pointless. But I know enough to know that the feelings will pass. I really appreciate the encouragement, it really helps me now that I am feeling so out of sorts. |
12-11-2007, 02:42 PM
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Hi Evie
Don't despair. Sometimes when we regress we often then move forward at a much faster rate and quickly pick up to where we left off.
I had trouble being abused by men and would do really well then sometimes I would end up back where I started and felt so dejected - like I had failed myself. What I did realise though was that even though I had gone backwards I could realise it rather than being subconsciously there so I was able to move forward faster realising where I was. I also found despite going backwards I was not stuck as deeply as I was the first time - I came back easier and easier and realised a lot more along the way. It was like I had to go back to see what I had learned as it was only through the lessons I had learned that I was able to heal and move forward.
If I was you I would be really proud of where I was and what I had achieved  |
20-11-2007, 02:47 AM
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It gives me so much hope to see what you've done in a year. I'm not very patient but I'm no quiter. I'll hang on to this hope that I'm going to get better. I'll too beable to work with the things I need to work through. I've got so much from my childhood that I need to deal with. It scares me so much but I will get through this. survived it the first time the best I knew how, Now I survive it the way I should of. |
22-11-2007, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Nicolette  Don't despair. Sometimes when we regress we often then move forward at a much faster rate and quickly pick up to where we left off. | I hope you're right Nicolette. I'm feeling kind of discouraged right now. My attitude is better than it was a few days ago but I really crashed hard this time. I have done really well though, considering that I have severe PTSD and autism. The odds have definitely been stacked against me, but I have defied those odds. At least I keep trying to tell myself that.
Thanks hollyberry, I'm glad it gives you hope. I figure if I can do it anybody can! | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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