Sweetleaf
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So my trauma involved guns, like a lot.
Naturally, I wound up having them be a huge trigger (no pun intended) for my PTSD, especially handguns.
Many months ago I took a step forward and got a pistol again. Mainly just for exposure.
Simply looking at, or holding my gun, would make me nauseous and extremely anxious within minutes, if not less.
But today marks the end of that, as far as I'm aware.
I went shooting - and I didnt get nauseous at all, and I didnt get very anxious. I was even excited and enjoying myself. Huge progress!
I was a little shakey at first, and my aim wasnt as good as it used to be, but I did it. I put like 300 rounds downrange (with a gun that has a 9 round magazine), and as I got deeper into the shooting, it got easier and easier. By the end I wasnt shakey at all.
This isnt something I would have been able to do just months ago. But now, it's both easy and fun.
My accuracy wasnt as good as it used to be, but it's also a new gun to me and I'm very out of practice.
This pic is from the last set of shooting that I did. Proof I did it!
I'm also feeling safer with my gun around. It didnt have a single malfunction, and I was satisfied with my accuracy even though it's not what it used to be.
But yeah. Yay! Go me!
Naturally, I wound up having them be a huge trigger (no pun intended) for my PTSD, especially handguns.
Many months ago I took a step forward and got a pistol again. Mainly just for exposure.
Simply looking at, or holding my gun, would make me nauseous and extremely anxious within minutes, if not less.
But today marks the end of that, as far as I'm aware.
I went shooting - and I didnt get nauseous at all, and I didnt get very anxious. I was even excited and enjoying myself. Huge progress!
I was a little shakey at first, and my aim wasnt as good as it used to be, but I did it. I put like 300 rounds downrange (with a gun that has a 9 round magazine), and as I got deeper into the shooting, it got easier and easier. By the end I wasnt shakey at all.
This isnt something I would have been able to do just months ago. But now, it's both easy and fun.
My accuracy wasnt as good as it used to be, but it's also a new gun to me and I'm very out of practice.
This pic is from the last set of shooting that I did. Proof I did it!
I'm also feeling safer with my gun around. It didnt have a single malfunction, and I was satisfied with my accuracy even though it's not what it used to be.
But yeah. Yay! Go me!