Question:
From what I have read since my only post I seem to have unknowingly alienated some folks. I am sorry. I will not post again.
Response:
Donald, I’m also new to the group and I feel so inept in my ptsd that I cannot trust that in what I write comes out right and might inadvertedly (I think I’ve forgotten how to spell) offend someone – but I have to remind myself to trust that others will realise this and that they may also suffer similarly – I don’t know – this news group is the first contact I’ve had with others with ptsd. The isolation I have experienced and continue to experience is awful as is all the other stuff that accompanies ptsd – a most hideous disorder … it is good to hear another talk of finding light at the end of this long tunnel and offering that hope to each one of us, but sometimes, and for indeterminable periods of time, it is impossible to see or even imagine that such light exists or can exist … Please continue to post and participate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Donald Mack wrote in message <363d50ac.4115…@netnews.worldnet.att.net>… >From what I have read since my only post I seem to have unknowingly >alienated some folks. I am sorry. I will not post again.
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Wow! I just finished my first post to this group. It took nearly an hour to push the button. Then in the next letter, I read that what I was feeling was what YOU were feeling. Inept. Will they be upset because I asked about vets? Will they think that I think that non-vets aren’t valuable? Did I make any sense? Should I say more? should I say less? Now I have got to get myself to send THIS one. I hope it says what I mean to say.
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Thank you so very much for the support. I feel kind of wary now but encouraged by your courage and honesty. I will continue to post and I want to encourage you to do so as well. I get these posts in in the cracks of my life and it is hard to tell my full story in such brief flashes. I think that is how I offended some folks. I sounded very shallow in my first post. I gave the impression that seven years of progress has brought a cure and that all is hunky in my life now. As with most people I have good and bad days, good and bad weeks, months, and years for that matter…. I hope to continue posting in the bad times as well as the good times I am currently going through. The bottom line is that you have given me the courage to continue. Thank you, It is really good to not feel so alone! Please continue posting OK? Best Wishes. On Mon, 2 Nov 1998 22:43:14 -0000, "Crannog" <cran…@globalnet.co.uk> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Donald, I’m also new to the group and I feel so inept in my ptsd that I >cannot trust that in what I write comes out right and might inadvertedly (I >think I’ve forgotten how to spell) offend someone – but I have to remind >myself to trust that others will realise this and that they may also suffer >similarly – I don’t know – this news group is the first contact I’ve had >with others with ptsd. The isolation I have experienced and continue to >experience is awful as is all the other stuff that accompanies ptsd – a most >hideous disorder … it is good to hear another talk of finding light at the >end of this long tunnel and offering that hope to each one of us, but >sometimes, and for indeterminable periods of time, it is impossible to see >or even imagine that such light exists or can exist … Please continue to >post and participate >Donald Mack wrote in message <363d50ac.4115…@netnews.worldnet.att.net>… >>From what I have read since my only post I seem to have unknowingly >>alienated some folks. I am sorry. I will not post again.
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TQQTs wrote:
T> Wow! I just finished my first post to this group. It took nearly T> an hour to push the button. Then in the next letter, I read that T> what I was feeling was what YOU were feeling. Inept. Will they T> be upset because I asked about vets? Will they think that I think T> that non-vets aren’t valuable? Did I make any sense? Should I say T> more? should I say less? I didn’t think any of that, really.. I’ve always been looking for info on non combat PTSD. Why? Because I was always looking for a sense of recognition. Now I know that all traumas have the same effect, cause the same feelings, the only difference is the cause. You’re just looking for recognition and, naturally, you search for people that went through the same. There is a lot of info on combat related PTSD around but I don’t know if there are any groups like this dedicated to it. Best thing is just to follow link after link untill you find what you’re looking for. In the mean while, you could considder hanging around in here. 
Bye! Ingrid Dekker, Internet: i…@babysoft.xs4all.nl
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