Question:
Hi wallpaper! snip > I can’t tell you what I WANT to do right now, but I’m trying to grasp > at some straw of reason to not do SOMETHING. I want to get through this, > I just don’t want to live with this! I’m doing a LOT of praying! )-o > I guess I’ll get through it, but perhaps not today. > Thanks. > wallpaper
How about the following: You did then what you knew how to do … When you knew better, you did better. Maya Angelou I have this saying in a bookmark I was given. Then there’s this one: Practicing silence means making a commitment to take a certain amount of time to simply BE. Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
Response:
Wallpaper, >Thank you for listening. See, I’m not always strong and moving forward.
Just a thought here Wallpaper but maybe this post WAS being strong and moving forward. Maybe it was a way to "unload" some of the chaos. Don’t get yourself hooked into a "I must be strong" mindset either. There are times when we aren’t capable of handling things completely and so, we learn to lay low, regroup and circle the wagons. In any way I can offer to help, know that I will. Gary
Response:
>I can’t tell you what I WANT to do right now, but I’m trying to grasp >at some straw of reason to not do SOMETHING
I know what I’m about to say will do nothing to ease the pain you’re feeling or erase the haunting of your flashback (is that the correct term?), but I only found this board three days ago, was just diagnosed with PTSD and I have found comfort (lately at 4:00 a.m. when I wake up terrified and alone) in your posts. I know easing another’s lonliness and pain does nothing to ease your own, But if you’re seeking self-value, consider what your willingness to discuss your experiences has meant to one woman who isn’t even ready to talk about what happened to her 35 years ago. I hope you make it through this as quickly and as unscathed as possible. Until then, just accept my gratitude and good wishes. Tb …who hopes this made sense…
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