Recent content by Brotherbee

Changeling, if I understand you, this is pretty amazing stuff you've said here. You are working with your experience with PTSD as neither inherently positive or negative, but approaching it practically, using your inner resources to make it work for you. There's a ride to our emotions, thoughts...

Whoa. Powerful. Yes.

Hi Shimmerz, what you said is very relevant to me right now. My personal relationship self-esteem takes many hits from my upsets. Lately I can better see the other person's limitations and then I can see this simple math that of course I'm getting activated. It's a relationship that just...

Thank you Changeling:) That's exactly what I needed to hear. I'm trying to say to myself, "lets just skip that part about what a rotten person you are...you know you'll come out of that realizing it's unfair to beat yourself up".

Empowerment = Choices. That's way enlightening for me. Thanks for starting this thread shimmerz and to all who've contributed. I joined yesterday. Hello:) It reminds me of something I've kept with me; Just make the next right choice. But what that "right choice" is can be ridiculously hard...

Hi, I'd say welcome, but I just joined yesterday. I've been contending with PTSD since I was 14. I'm 46 now. Your sharing reminded me of when I was in late high school and then early college. I was misdiagnosed as depressed because PTSD wasn't on the radar then. Heavy medications, psychologists...