Name Something Positive That Has Come As A Result Of Your Ptsd?

[Panda Bear]

@Mal Content thank you for your response. I had wanted to steer away from that side, as it's not widely accepted. Seems to create some strong emotions.

I agree, as strange as it may seem....I too am thankful for both sides of the equation. Not just the therapy side and what I've learned and how to better my life. But the PTSD itself. It all has purpose, no matter the pain I'm dealing with. It'll all take me somewhere great, eventually.

@ladee as always, I love how you exude strength and share it with us all! We need that for sure.

But really, a lot of positive skills and life changes have come from learning how to cope and better organize our pain. Some of us have a perspective that most people will never understand.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@Naoru. Thank you! Yes! And you don't ever have to apologize for jumping in. It's an open forum, and your opinion is as valuable as ours..

@Panda Bear. Sorry, PB, if I took it in the wrong direction. I must have misunderstood.

I have horrible days. Most days, I want to die. But that is a result of the trauma, not the PTSD.

 

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Before I was diagnosed, I was in denial and totally fake. Now that I have been dealing with the healing part of the recovery process I am real and learning so much about everything. Back there is so far away now. It is hell going through the healing process after being diagnosed, but now I am not afraid to reach out for help and so many other positive experiences from facing and dealing with the PTSD.

 

[hodge]

@Mal Content, that is my new therapist's perspective also. She's a trauma specialist and had been through three traumatic events and got PTSD. I think it makes a lot of sense. I asked her how I could go on for so many years without PTSD, and her response was, we all have a breaking point. Makes sense.

I kinda feel the same way @gizmo . I felt like I was faking it for years. Then I reached my breaking point and it felt like I ran out of "go juice." That's how I always described it to myself and therapists.

Three years after being diagnosed and after being out of work for two years, I started painting. It was a true gift, especially since I did my first painting on Christmas Eve 2009. I've even had a couple paintings displayed for special exhibits at some galleries in the Twin Cities and am now known in my little town for my painting. That was the first time I felt halfway normal since coming down with this. Maybe it's called compensation?

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@hodge Maybe it's called releasing your true self. Regardless, I'm grateful that you started painting.

 

[hodge]

@Mal Content, I'm glad you do photography and share it with us :-).

 

[Panda Bear]

@Mal Content im grateful for your change in direction. Your perspective and desire to see both sides of the PTSD equation. I'm thankful that you share openly, your heart and what it was feeling.

I personally didn't address it, because I've noticed it can cause a ruckus. You may say as you please, am so glad you did!!

 

[Deleted member 33052]

@Panda Bear. Thank you. I get carried away, I admit, and I really appreciate your kind words. :hug:

*** suddenly in the mood for a PBJ sandwich ***

 

[scout86]

I've got one for you. I work with horses for a living. I think PTSD has been a big asset because I experience the world a lot like a horse does. It's all about survival and threat assessment. I hadn't thought about this, until my T sent me a link to an article about the reasons horses can be useful in treating PTSD.

 

[Deleted member 33052]

I've got one for you. I work with horses for a living. I think PTSD has been a big asset because I expe...

That's really cool! I have been wondering why we seem to have much stronger bonds with animals than the average person does - generally speaking, of course.

 

[Joan]

I discovered my artistic side. When trauma happens the verbal part of the brain shuts down. I was frustrated at not being able to express what I felt or thought....art has allowed me a whole new way of expression from acrylics to mixed media and textiles to photography.

 

[RussH]

As a result of the trauma; compassion for others.