PTSD is Like... My Effective Strategy to Cope With My PTSD

[Nam]

I have a few requests for those growers. I'd like sweet corn, snap peas, and cherry tomatoes. If you could swing it, I love strawberries and raspberries too....hey, exactly where is this garden anyway?

 

[piglet]

Could it be Eden?

 

[kimG]

Either that or Utopia!

Nam...all those things and more will be grown. After all, I NEED WEEDS to grow so I can take my anger and frustration out on them! :die:

Speaking of growing things....I harvested 14 lbs of roma (plum) tomatoes night before last...Warren and I made salsa. We each made our own version of it; he put corn and jalapenos in his, I put onions, garlic, and cilantro in mine. Unfortunately for me, I put too much garlic in mine and now it has a kick to it! Oh well...it's still good!

 

[piglet]

At least it will keep the vampires away!

 

[kimG]

LOL Piglet...we won't let any of the meanies in!

 

[beatle_bailey]

beatle bailey

Hello Kim G

I like you enalegy {pardon spelling } about the garden and the weeding and when we are stock with this PTSD if we know no other way out ,, we must deal with it ourself ,,, I did that myself ,, over a long period of time with out noing it ,,Only in AA ,, just resently my friend Told me of this site ,, cause she saw in me how the past was catching up to me again ,, she knows me good enought to confrount me on my shit ,, and I came hear ,,, I have only bin hear a little while and have alreadydone some great weeding ,, the garden was getting choked ,,,, I wish I could put a homer simson thing os him choking bart ,, cause that is what i was doing to myself ,, It's been a good day today ,, Tomorrow I will go kkayaking and feel free for a while ,, I get some great peace in the outdoors ,,
you were on line so I thought I would into mee to you
keep serching Kim ,, you can find some peace Beatle :wink:

 

[Eagle3]

Yep, weeding does wonders! I can think everything out while weeding. It's so good for me, I got a job doing it at my college. Plenty of weeds there! And the bosses love the way I weed...fast, thorough; those beds are totally empty of bad flora when I get done. I feel so happy when I win my battle against the weeds for the day...everyone needs to experience that feeling at least once in their life.

 

[kimG]

Thanks Beetle and Eagle...

I find my PTSD is so very much like weeding...not only in the act itself, but in the effort it takes to care for it. Sometimes I am so gung-ho on weeding the flower beds and other times I could care less. Sometimes I am gung-ho on getting this stuff out of me and other times it scares the crap out of me so much that avoiding it is easier. I'm sure you both understand.

But, just as weeding a flower bed on a continuous basis make it easier, so does dealing with our PTSD.

Hang in there...