I Have a Thought - A Different Kind of Birthday

[Cecilia]

I totally have no clue when I first started therapy. However, I do know the date that my nightmare began. My husband and I had a special marriage vow renewal with our Priest that day, so we have something to celebrate in place of anxiety and depression. It doesn't really do away with it all together. I'm really depressed that whole month, but it is nice to have a little anniversary celebration in the midst of it.

So we celebrate 2 wedding anniversaries every year.

 

[TLight]

I was diagnosed in 1996, but it just didn't sink in.
I guess the day I chose to come out of denial and into real treatment would be around, June of this year.

So I'm going to go with June 1st. That's when I melted down in front of my T that I indeed had PTSD...........I was in shock.

 

[linasmom]

Hmm, I was diagnosed I think in September of 2003. I went in to my T convinced I was Bipolar or Borderline and was surprised to find out that I had PTSD - at that time, I had only associated PTSD with those who served in combat.

 

[Deleted member 541]

Mine is in 2 days. The 16th of March. I was dx'ed 14 yrs ago, although I probably have had it for most of my life.

 

[Grama-Herc]

Ok She

So what did you do to celebrate your "other birthday"? Maybe we should call it our "New birthday" But anyway, how did you celebrate? Party? Cake? Party Hats? I hope it was something fun.

We all need more fun in our lifes

 

[Deleted member 541]

I was a complete waste of a human being that day.....LOL!!!!! Laid on the couch, and did nothing....I did manage to do 2 miles on my treadmill but that was the excitement for the day.

No cake. ( I am trying to lose my big ass) No party hats. (Never wear one) And the only party I had was staying up an hour past my bedtime.......LOL!!!!!

All in all I did exactly what I wanted to do, and enjoyed myself.....

 

[Grama-Herc]

That's what your "other" birthday is for. Doing what makes you ahppy and turning the day from hell into a neat and fun day. Sounds like that's exactly what you did.

Good for you