I'm Reading Harry Potter And I Can't Help Associate Some Of The Magic With My Own Life.

[Tei-Saji]

Specifically:
-Expecto Patronum (shown in third and fifth movies) against dementors
-Occlumency, used to shut the mind off from unwanted mental intruders (introduced in fifth movie)

 

[Friday]

Yep. The best art does that (books, music, etc.). The truths in them resonate with us. Generally, the more the truths resonate with people, the more popular they are.

- Wanting protectors / Inner Strength / difficulty in summoning both

- Integrity. In the way of maintaining our own sense of ourselves in the face of attractive or dangerous influence.

Just as a few of the themes & truths in those two! Fun stuff.

 

[Ryn]

I also love the idea of boggarts (Riddikulus) as a way of facing your greatest fears and making them less scary. I think mine might turn my abusers tiny and ant-sized and laughable and powerless.

 

[digger]

You might like this thread
[DLMURL]https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/the-boggart-game.40004[/DLMURL]

 

[Tei-Saji]

Okay, I've finished the series, and I have something to say: I can't help but relate many of my PTSD symptoms to the stuff in the books. Like in the books, Harry has this mental connection with Voldemort, and when this connection is activated, the former can see into Voldemort's mind. It shows Harry how Voldemort's feeling, and what he's thinking. Sometimes, Voldemort's emotions leak out into Harry so he can suddenly laugh maniacally or show bursts of anger out of nowhere. Harry is told not to let Voldemort inside his mind. I feel this same way with my memories. When I enter a phase of reliving a memory, I can't get out, and sometimes I just feel like I have to shut off this connection to my memories. They can cause me lots of anxiety, anger, and stupidly enough, happiness.

There was another thing: the dementors--beings who suck all the happiness away from a person until there's nothing left. My memories are like that, too, and I'm finding it difficult to ward off my memories. Sometimes, I try to think of happy moments, then I feel stupid afterwards for trying to summon a Patronus that doesn't exist.