My Sentiments 8 Years On

[Nicolette]

Just received a notification of a trophy award for being on this forum for 8 years. I admire Anthony's commitment and dedication to this place and with that again acknowledge his passion for helping others with PTSD.

I've found it takes a lot to keep coming here when some days I just like to live without PTSD in my face while I know my husband battles/survives it daily.

This forum was my saviour through some times I'd rather not think about. Those type of days still happen but are very infrequent.

For those suffering PTSD, if I could do one thing for you I would wish for you not to suffer, for all your pain to be gone.... For those supporting a sufferer, I wish you too didn't have to suffer not only watching your loved one hurt while feeling hopeless, but for sometimes also being a second hand victim of the cruel illness.

I'm proud of my husband for the work he continually does to manage himself. He's a much nicer person when suffering PTSD now than when I first met him. He's always been a nice (somewhat arrogant :whistling::inlove:) person underneath though and that's what you can't lose sight of on this journey.

I'll also put my hand up for some credit for getting this far with Anthony as many don't (it's taken some of my own hard work to cope with being at the mercy of a monster you can't control).

In conclusion, there is hope :)

 

[SeanCharles]

@Nicolette :tup: Congrats. :) I am so glad I have this forum as a support network. As of late I am continously conducting research on my own journey which began with my diagnosis in 2009. A seizure episode and the follow up of tha episode had doing some web searching and in that process for a possible connection between ptsd and seizures. My seizures started four years prior to my PTSD diagnosis. It was some older threads by a member who I can't remember.

Since I had found that post, I began to look at this forum deeper and here I am writing this today.



Thank you to both you and anthony for providing this fourm to the global community that this resource benefits.

In conclusion, there is hope :)

Yes there is indeed! Hope for living with and learning skills to live with PTSD. :)

 

[ms spock]

Thanks for all of your wisdom and insight that you so generously share @Nicolette, and for speaking your truth and standing up on a whole variety of issues. You get me to be better person by your continuous examples.

Words, are not much, really, but your contributions are noted and much appreciated by myself.

Much Respect,
Regards,
ms spock

 

[Tinyflame]

Dear @Nicolette , thank you for your words. :inlove: :hug: :inlove:

 

[Sammyiam]

I would hate to try and count the number of people you both have helped with this site. Some become members some just visit, but no matter what they do they all find a little bit of help comfort and friendship that they would have never found without the two of you. They say it takes a community to raise a child and it also take a community to keep this site going.

Without Anthony and yourself this site wouldn't be here, and without the mods doing all their work it would be beyond two people. You all do an amazing job and make the safest place you can for us all to come and heal.

I have meet some friends on this site that I would have never meet without you starting this site. I now have some friends that I will have forever because of what you have started and for that I cannot thank you enough. I now have a family that I never had and never would have had.

To that I say

Thank you

 

[Recovery4Me]

Thank you for keeping us company, while working & loving so sincerely!

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Congratulations Nicolette! That is an amazing accomplishment to have gone so far for so long.

I so appreciate the both of you and I found a site that I actually fit into and belong.

I so appreciate the hard work that goes into maintaining this site.. I have learned and grown so much in being here and made good friends here.

I love that this place is about being positive and overcoming so much.

Yes thank you for the reminder that there is real hope for the future.