I do understand what you are getting at vonmoxie. I too have felt bad often, and still do for not being able to be a more supportive voice to others, and for asking for a lot of support. That is something that is so unfamiliar to me, asking for support, but it is also great that we can come here and do that. Kind of like practice here what I need to do irl.

I can also empathise with you over the loss of previously held abilities, that with PTSD have flown the coop, and finding ourselves beginning again from a whole new place. This is not easy. I'm trying to accept where I am and begin to move forward from there. An easy concept to write about, quite the opposite in practise.

vonmoxie, it is great to have you in the community, like all here, you have so much to offer that we could all learn and grow from.