Oh, yum, I'm on my way over for the soup!! Soup is inherently such a comfort food, I have no idea why, but sometimes it feels like all I can stomach the thought of eating, even in the middle of summer.
And please don't think I was being defensive about the coping mechanism thing, truly, I wasn't. While I can't put myself in your place, or the place of my or anyone else's friends or supporters who bear the brunt of this less than hospitable behaviour, I have every awareness of how difficult it must be, and wish there was some way in the world for both sides to find a common ground. Your agreed "statement" is probably as good as it gets, which doesn't seem enough, but... such is the cruelty of PTSD I suppose.
Gosh, I have 3 messages sitting unread in my inbox that colleagues have written back to me this morning in response to my "I won't be in today" message. Such is my sick terrified avoidance that I can't even bring myself to look at them. I wish things were different.
Maddog
And please don't think I was being defensive about the coping mechanism thing, truly, I wasn't. While I can't put myself in your place, or the place of my or anyone else's friends or supporters who bear the brunt of this less than hospitable behaviour, I have every awareness of how difficult it must be, and wish there was some way in the world for both sides to find a common ground. Your agreed "statement" is probably as good as it gets, which doesn't seem enough, but... such is the cruelty of PTSD I suppose.
Gosh, I have 3 messages sitting unread in my inbox that colleagues have written back to me this morning in response to my "I won't be in today" message. Such is my sick terrified avoidance that I can't even bring myself to look at them. I wish things were different.
Maddog
