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25-11-2007, 04:24 PM
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I'm glad to hear things have calmed down. Also glad your folks will be home that early tomorrow. Sounds like you did just great, Sapper. |
25-11-2007, 08:48 PM
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You're doing a great job Travis... just being there must help :) |
26-11-2007, 02:54 AM
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I think you did wonderfully well Travis, thank you for staying with her and being such a good brother! 
Since Travis has returned to the base, I will update all of you. Evie is calmer today, though still not terribly well. We are encouraging her to stay off the forum for a time as it seems to be triggering her quite badly at the moment. |
26-11-2007, 03:06 AM
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You are a great brother Travis. I am so sorry to hear that Evie is having a hard time right now. My prayers are with you and your family. |
26-11-2007, 04:06 AM
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Yes, Travis, you did a wonderful job of caring for Evie and getting her through the weekend! I am certain the whole family is thankful to you for your help and hard work. |
26-11-2007, 09:19 AM
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Travis, just being with her is enough mate. You will be quite surprised just how much Evie knows herself; and to be perfectly honest, when Evie gets sick she must recognise and be coaxed to remember what she knows and begin working through her current state to come out of it herself. Nothing another does will get a sufferer out of a depressive or ill state, being positive that is. If a person was being negative around the sufferer then that person should simply remove themselves from their presence as the negativity would certainly not help them.
Basically though mate, you need to give her a kick in the arse when ill to recognise what is going on within herself. She must identify what is wrong, because without her knowing herself, the problem can never be truly fixed or worked through. |
26-11-2007, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by anthony  Basically though mate, you need to give her a kick in the arse when ill to recognise what is going on within herself. She must identify what is wrong, because without her knowing herself, the problem can never be truly fixed or worked through. | Thank you for saying so. My sentiments exactly.
Jim. |
26-11-2007, 09:46 AM
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Welcome Jim... great minds think alike :)
Sensitivity just doesn't work with PTSD.... it just doesn't work at all. When everything goes down for a sufferer that is one time they need firm but fair around them, to motivate them out of the state to atleast begin looking at the truth, the reason why they feel like they do, what they feel at that time and so forth. Just doing nothing is not effective. If going to sleep helps, then that is good, but if a person is not sleeping and becoming self destructive or suicidal, they need immediate motivation to the truth. |
26-11-2007, 10:04 AM
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Yep, not big on sensitivity myself. Doesn't work, especially when negative thinking is the main problem. And. Not to boast - however. She's suddenly much improved since I came home and spoke to her. What does that tell you? ;-)
Jim. |
26-11-2007, 10:09 AM
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*grins*
She missed her Dad?
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