MyPTSD musings

[Teasel]

Here goes any musings or observations on being here at MyPTSD :)

I've noticed it's affecting my language, couple ways come to mind.

Firstly particular words of @Ronin & @Tornadic Thoughts

Wellest soonest
Hearthugs

They've both made there way into my vocab, love both of em ?

Another is my language becoming more American eg right now instead of at the moment. Slightly less pleased about that :D

Also I think the major one is noticing how I feel able to talk about mental health issues in a real way here. And not having much contact with others I forget how out of bounds that is for lots of peeps.

Anything you've noticed?

 

[bellbird]

Anything you've noticed?

It makes me think of a Helen Keller quote: Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it -- being around a group of people giving their best at getting better every day.

I love how people's trauma diary names are like an extension of their screen name, in terms of their identity.

The association of unicorns and self care. ?

Never before here had I called my therapist a T, but now it is engrained in me. Likewise with pdoc.

Wellest soonest has also, gladly, made its way into my vocab.

How the ? emoji just does not compare to :hug:

I also find it quite remarkable that with hundreds of folks with PTSD in one small room of the internet, it still remains as a healthy, motivating, hopeful and regulated space. A major credit to our staff.

 

[Teasel]

Love all of that @bellbird ?

And yeah I miss the :hug: away from here, is just so much better.

Though maybe strangely I still don't know what pdoc is?

 

[bellbird]

Though maybe strangely I still don't know what pdoc is?

A psychiatrist :)
The longer forms psychdoc or psydoc occasionally also get used around here.

 

[Ronin]

Britishisms made their way back more into my vocab, @Teasel, thanks to you :D

And my cursing language also polished up IRL a bit, also thanks to you :tup:

I also grabbed @Sideways' 'pdoc' instead of my usual half dismissive shrink, which totally assists my thinking of that profession as just other type of pro's hence approachable instead of my trauma lanes, runneth who can.

Oh & I'm learning 'hugs' is an acceptable thing to say to everyone from grieving mothers to just lost a battle vets, instead of That teen girl nonsense we didn't do even as a teen, eyeroll at and pass go... which heck yeah lessons in empathy.

... and that. Lessons in empathy, reframes on weakness & strength years long, and the wonders of :coffee: emoji.

 

[ladee]

One of mine is 'innit'. We say that here too, but it's because we tend to smash all our words together. I smiled the first time I saw @Teasel use it.

And it's true now that it's been shared, that our avatars and stories are representative of each other. Never paid attention before. Cool!

And the one thing I see running thru all the words shared here is the support and freely given love.


Such a powerful place to be. Innit @Teasel !! Heart hugs!!

 

[Teasel]

I also grabbed @Sideways' 'pdoc' instead of my usual half dismissive shrink, which totally assists my thinking of that profession

Lessons in empathy, reframes on weakness & strength years long,

Yeah, priceless isn't it actually, reframes & empathy

the wonders of :coffee:

Lol to me he is still an old man with a white beard, shouting! And shaking his little fist :D

And the one thing I see running thru all the words shared here is the support and freely given love.

Again priceless innit!

One of mine is 'innit'. We say that here too,

Do you know I would live to be able to hear you say that word haha! I bet it sounds another word completely in a texan drawl :)

 

[ladee]

It would sound different @Teasel, because ours is short for isn't it. And there is no 'd' in those words. But we pronounce it 'idn't'. But many times it sounds like 'innit'.

Depends on how tired we are. :laugh: :laugh: Or drunk!! :laugh:

 

[Teasel]

:laugh:

And there is no 'd' in those words. But we pronounce it 'idn't'

I was thinking it might sound like that today! :D

 

[Changing4Best]

When something funny happens or meaningful, my first thought is to share it here, before sharing it with anyone I know in real life. Actually life here often seems more real than my day to day life on planet earth.

 

[Teasel]

Same here @Changing4Best :)

 

[Changing4Best]

Same here @Changing4Best :)

For me, I think it's because I let very few folks know the real me in my offline life. My only online life for the most part is this Forum too.