New Form Of Therapy For Me

[Grizzly]

The past 3 or 4 months I have discovered a new form of therapy for me. Today I had my recent visit with my therapist and I couldn't find one thing to bitch about.

Looking back now I've realize that I've been channeling my angers and PTSD symptoms towards something else lately.

I began reloading precision ammo. The act itself is simple. But when you get into the precision side of this it allows me to channel all of my focus on the act. It also forces you to do it step by step. There are no shortcuts. it's all a meticulous act down to the thousandth of an inch or tenth of a grain.

This seems to be one of those things that stimulate the left and right sides of the brain. This stimulation supposedly as I've read rebuilds or repairs damaged neurons like those responsible for the damage our PTSD has caused. It's mental exercise for me. Much like meditation.

Thought I'd share.

 

[combatgoldfish]

And if you get angry, you can shoot.(y)

 

[CyclePath]

Interesting. I've thinking the same thing recently, but while learning to play guitar. Now I'm going to have to do some reading about right brain left brain and neural pathways in PTSD/TBI.

 

[Deleted member 43454]

Cool man great to hear Grizz.
When I read precision ammo a grin came across my face.
Seems like a win, win.

 

[Grizzly]

Cool man great to hear Grizz.
When I read precision ammo a grin came across my face.
Seems like a win, win.

It is a win win Brother. I love to shoot, and as many will agree, it brings back a sense of the military. But it's another form of therapy.

It's important we find things that we enjoy doing. Looking back I saw that life, such as having kids, jobs etc. Created changes for me and forced me to shut-in. I didn't have any form of release and my PTSD symptoms increased.

 

[Plat-Daddy]

I like this. We live in the sticks and I like to shoot. I am down to 22's most of the time. The shoulders are so damaged anything else smarts for a few days. It has taken me a month maybe a 1 hour every 2 days to sand a suburban for paint. It has to be good therapy but f*ck it hurts the shoulders. I hope I can hold a spray gun up long enough to paint it. I cannot hold up my scoot anymore so traded it off for the suburban. It will be humveee desert sand color if I ever get it done. I have a complete shop truck yet I have so much trouble getting out of the house and in the truck my tools are starting to rust. I cannot get rid of them. Need a damn zip line from the house into the back of the truck. I got some crap from people over my picture. They thought I had no clothes on. Hell it was hot and humid so I stepped into the tank. The black line is a fire hose not a power line. Oh well. I think I will scrounge up and old trike to piddle with so I can ride. Riding the motorcycle in the country is so nice for me to clam down. Do not have the money to skydive anymore so the wind in the face from the bike will have to work. I am not limber enough to stick my head out the window like Ace Ventura.

 

[Grizzly]

I like this. We live in the sticks and I like to shoot. I am down to 22's most of the time. The shoulders are so damaged anything else smarts for a few days. It has taken me a month maybe a 1 hour every 2 days to sand a suburban for paint. It has to be good therapy but f*ck it hurts the shoulders. I hope I can hold a spray gun up long enough to paint it. I cannot hold up my scoot anymore so traded it off for the suburban. It will be humveee desert sand color if I ever get it done. I have a complete shop truck yet I have so much trouble getting out of the house and in the truck my tools are starting to rust. I cannot get rid of them. Need a damn zip line from the house into the back of the truck. I got some crap from people over my picture. They thought I had no clothes on. Hell it was hot and humid so I stepped into the tank. The black line is a fire hose not a power line. Oh well. I think I will scrounge up and old trike to piddle with so I can ride. Riding the motorcycle in the country is so nice for me to clam down. Do not have the money to skydive anymore so the wind in the face from the bike will have to work. I am not limber enough to stick my head out the window like Ace Ventura.

I have a bad shoulder and I like big bore thumpers. I found the Caldwell Lead sled is awesome.

 

[OldDoorGunner]

Damn, Now I really want to get my reloading cave set up....:) Still going to take some time, still dealing with my spine surgery. (Will be 3 months on the 28th) Moving forward but it's going slow....

 

[vikingr24]

Aches and pains. Geez. We are just not the guys who humped the bush or tore down houses room by room, are we? Hell, I had a rock climbing fall and you thought I had been shot and laid out for dead. Feel like a panty waist.

I am signing up for an arms school by a private instructor just to cover all the bases I have long since forgotten. A friend recently shot a hole through his hand when he picked up his favorite 9 mm. In Thailand, a room off the TOC had a table full of practically any weapon you wanted to take with you, from knives to SAW's. I should have spent more time at weapons but I figured I knew enough and focused on medical shit.

Gotta prepare for the revolution....