The Positives Of Being Abused.

[zaniara]

@The Albatross that was a good text! :)

This was the most altered my vision had ever been, yet it was
perhaps the clearest I had ever seen the world. /I now saw the argument between the optimist and the pessimist
solved, it depends on which eye you have open.

I saw a text once that explained to me what was wrong with my life, even after I had put A LOT of effort in(despite having untreated PTSD) to become more positive. Being positive is really good, but it is not enough. for me. And I have actually 'over-used' it: as a way of making it possible for me to avoid reality(deny it:just in a different way): almost like "hey, look, my leg is on fire! How great! Look how bright it got because of the fire!" - instead of letting my self react by rolling on the floor to extinguish the fire and start to scream from the pain(which could make people come to aid you). :D

So now it's my mission to become what this picture is talking about(I hope it's okay to share it) :D :

 

[The Albatross]

Ah, but Zanaria... even the suggestion that the pessimist, optimist and realist are arguing is a perception. With the other eye... perhaps, one could infer that the three were contrast and comparing their experiences for mutual benefit (for instance).

I, by the way, am the neutral realist by default. The glass, in my view is neither half full or half empty.

 

[zaniara]

@The Albatross :laugh: True! My self I'm a bit more of a dreamer.. :O_o: But am working on becoming more of a realist as well as a opportunist. But it's hard to tell the difference from what is possible and not. I'm really not getting into argumentation often now about wether the glass is half full or half empty, and no, it's neither and labeling it all isn't as important as it was before.. Now doing is more important than talking.. (even though I can enjoy that too.)

 

[The Albatross]

Yes doing is more important than talking. Though, if on my own I was doing, without the benefit of mutually shared experiences of others, I would have made one big hash out of my life. I like a balance between the two and try to stay somewhere near the middle because believe it, living my life the way "I thought" it should be... well it just wasn't good for me or healthy.

 

[RussH]

Here is another thing I consider a postive: The feeling of being insignificant allows me to place the needs ahead of my own, and in this way I can better demonstrate the love of Christ. I wrote about this in my diary "If the story of my life" if you are interested in reading a more detailed explaination of my view on this.

 

[RussH]

Another thing my PTSD has taught me is how to fight. I will not stand by while someone tries to bully me, or anyone else. It has taught me that the courageous act because something has to be done, and not just because the have courage.

I also know I have courage. I withstood the attack of many for a long period of time, and yes there are battle scars that get ripped open from time to time bringing back this horrible grief that upsets the applecart. I know now, because of the PTSD, I have the courage to fight back and defeat it I will not be denied my victory. I will be well. Iwill think well of myself, and I will be a diamond!