Ha. Two things I was proud of myself and I identified with, in my pre-PTSD days, that I now feel like these things have been taken from me. I'm a whole 'nother person and I need to find new things.
So, negatives first - I have to add them because I'm a curmudgeon!!: Body changes due to meds: I'm never going to be a size 2 again. If I can make this into a positive:
I've escaped from this cycle, being praised for being what was really too thin. So, now, after I've been on a bajillion medications that put my weight up and down again, I've stabilized and I have some curves. Am I allowed to view this as a positive thing? I think I look nice, now, (although I'm sure there are others around ... just us girls! ... who will understand, it is much more trouble than I ever imagined it would be, way back in my stick-figure days. It's like curly hair versus straight - almost no one is completely satisfied!)
Sarcasm and jokeyness? I still have that, though I might not be as quick as I used to. However, I do have times of clarity and sharpness - that is not completely gone.
Similarly, I'm still good at arguing. (Well, debating, really.) Yes these things can create negativity, but debate was truly an art form in my family, growing up. It was good. Fun interactions with the people I loved the most. Also storytelling. Storytelling was another art in my family. (Aww. I loved them so much, and now it is bittersweet to think of these times.)
Let's see... I've been able to trick writers into thinking I actually read their books (it was part of my job. Well, no one told me to "trick" them, but that's what happened!)
. I still can do that. Again, maybe not as well as I used to - my inability to concentrate interferes with this one, unfortunately.
Oh and even though I'm unathletic and am not the healthiest, I am still flexible and can do yoga poses. Not quite as well. Like the other things, I've lost the talent, but I can still muddle along!
Lastly - I really really like about myself - that I can take a thread like this one and riff in a somewhat jokey way, that I can reply to someone's post in an offbeat way, at the same time I am writing about more serious issues.
One last dislike: I get into this long and complicated answer to a seemingly-simple question. I appreciate anyone who managed to read through this whole rant I got going!! :rolleyes: Sorry about that.
