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18-02-2008, 03:49 PM
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You know, Evie - just being in the hospital again for stomach surgery may also be an extreme trigger for the nightmares right now. Just a thought...
Joking aside, the not sleeping to handle the nightmares is all I can do right now. Little catnaps but the PTSD is too out of control to really sleep at the moment. Too bad we can't have a big "non-slumber" party. =) |
18-02-2008, 03:58 PM
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Interesting Grace. As you likely know - Evie's trauma was being shot in the stomach. Then she went through multiple surgeries. Never made the connection though! Very sensible and could be.
Jim. |
18-02-2008, 04:09 PM
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I try for sensible but don't often make it, Jim, so thank you. =) I would imagine it would be "strange" not to be triggered by the latest surgeries - in my opinion, of course. Even the not being able to eat was probably something that happened after the original trauma? Hoping it subsides ever so quickly, Evie! |
19-02-2008, 07:49 AM
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I actually never thought of that either Grace... strange. I've had so many surgeries since being shot, and then having cancer also, that I never really gave it much thought. I suppose it could be connected though. Thanks for the suggestion. |
20-02-2008, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by batgirl  Mr. Spock (who I relate to sooo much!!) | Interesting... I tend to relate to Mr. Data a bit more than Mr. Spock, as I am always striving to become more human and discover new emotions. Also because at times I feel more like a clueless encyclopedia than a social butterfly. |
20-02-2008, 11:52 AM
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Oh yeah, I like Data too, and relate to him in some ways, but moreso to Spock. I think I relate to Spock because he has emotions but he doesn't know what to do with them. He processes his emotions in a totally different way than most people, and that is the same for autistics, we process our emotions differently than someone who is not autistic. Spock is kind of a tortured soul really, has feelings but hides them and doesn't feel like he can relate to others. That's kind of more me. Data doesn't seem too tortured. ;) |
20-02-2008, 12:25 PM
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I guess I don't know much about Spock, didn't watch much of the original series just the movies... I thought Vulcans just tried to suppress emotions, which is what I idealized when I was a kid. I believed emotions were an unfortunate and ridiculous thing to have until I moved away from home and started to change.
I'm told by people that they can't read me because I don't display much emotion. Also recently told that I'm a very logical person, that I'm very tolerant of people and impossible to get riled up. Makes me wonder if I seem like Spock on the outside.
I also relate to 7 of 9 in some ways, especially how she lost her childhood and had to learn basic social skills as an adult. Also how she doesn't seem to care about certain social nuances.
And your right, Data isn't a tortured soul. Certainly the last character I'd expect to post on here. Speaking of which, this would make an interesting thread... |
20-02-2008, 12:40 PM
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Oh I forgot about Seven of Nine. I actually do relate to her as well in a lot of respects. Probably even moreso than to Spock. I also relate to Picard in some ways because he's intelligent and people like him but he is basically a loner and keeps apart from others mostly. I was actually most like Picard when I did the Myers Briggs and compared to the Star Trek characters. Picard is a Rational Mastermind and that was my result as well.
If you're interested, the Myers Briggs test is here : http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp and the Star Trek comparisons are here : http://www.wischik.com/damon/Texts/myersbriggstrek.html |
21-02-2008, 10:31 AM
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Batgirl, they state that "mastermind" is less than 1% of the populous taking this test. I also came out as "mastermind INTJ". I now wonder if this is a trait of those of us with PTSD or is this just coincidence. I would be curious to find out how other people's came out? |
21-02-2008, 04:40 PM
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Seems like every time I take the Meyers-Briggs I get a different personality profile. This time it's telling me I'm extroverted, which is ridiculous.
The Star Trek comparison was fun though, thanks Evie. I was Q, however I identified more with the descriptions of Kirk and The Doctor. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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