Sufferer Am I A Weak Person?

[WillyKat]

Today I went to my psysical therapist. She helped me to understand that my feeling of not being allowed to live makes my body to get stuck. I sometimes have difficult to move even if I don´t have any psysical problem. I get very tense and I´m not able to move or at least very little. Is this something someone else can recognize?

Absolutely. Western medicine was pretty slow to recognize the mind-body connection. A friend of mine, a Yoga instructor, showed me something very interesting. He had me push my hands away from each other as hard as I could while he offered resistance on each hand. Then we did it again, only this time, he had me think of something really sad first. The second time around, I was not able to move his hands as far apart as the first.

I think there's a definite connection.

 

[zaniara]

Hi, and WELCOME my friend! :) A brave thing to do, just to write that! :hug:

 

[ISupportHer]

I was drawn to respond by the thread title.

My immediate response was "No" before I read a single word. To come here, be able to search for answers and help, to actually put your situation and feelings into words here takes courage. I commend you for that.

Does that mean all is well? Of course not. We all have room to learn, grow, improve. It sounds like you have been through a lot. Even if your healing is not at the same pace as someone else, I view you as strong if you are trying!

ISH

 

[Hopp]

Thankyou everybody for your respons! I will try to think I am NOT a weak person and maybe I eventually will learn to feel that also. I read about dissociation. It is understandable, but a bit frightening. I will have to remind myself that everything has/had a purpose.

 

[shoulderblades]

I feel ashamed because I think/feel that I should have been able to live with these experiences in a better way. I feel like a week person, but try to accept that I need help.

You are not alone in this feeling. If a poll was done to ask how many people here feel or have felt ashamed about struggling and not being able to cope as well as someone without PTSD, I'm pretty sure most of us would put their hands up and say "me". I experience the same shame and guilt; I logically know I shouldn't allow myself to be burdened with such unhelpful thoughts, but try telling that to my emotionally traumatised brain.

This is a very accepting and supportive community. I've never come across another place as supportive, caring and loving as this one. It's the only place where I feel 100% safe to talk about my thoughts, feelings and experiences; I know I won't be judged or hurt by others. I hope you find that same comfort and help here, too, Hopp. *offers a big hug*