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Originally Posted by Trace14
I was worried about bringing up the hand gesture in the DBT group because I thought it may trigger someone. So I try to watch what I say, but if something may be triggering I try to note it on the post before people open it.
I try to be kind but I'm just human. I have my days when I can't even stand myself and everything irks me. But I was raised to be kind and polite to people. It's the Southern Way, ya know  ?
Also with PTSD and CPTSD that's kind of the norm for us. If I get snappy with someone I try to apologize to them because I wouldn't hurt someone here intentionally for anything. We are all here to help, support and get support.
Sometimes I post on other peoples post, if I have the energy. But mostly I try to keep up with my own, that's about all I have the energy for. |
Exactly!
You will maintain your "Southern way" and/or will most likely apologize. What more could anyone do?
We don't change our core values based upon trauma.*
Once the assailant took down 3 police officers and was arrested, he was seated on the pavement, hands cuffed behind his back. He had to sit there. People were gathering, staring and pointing at him. He was in a bad episode of his paranoia. There was an empty cruiser right there.
Do you know what I asked the police?
Now that we've caught him, don't we have a duty to protect him?
(I had meant protect him from the ridicule of the crowd?)
They'd said yes, helped him up and sat him inside a cruiser.
My point: I think I understand some of where you are coming from on "protecting" and "caretaking?"
It's been a pleasure "meeting you," Trace.
WC
*PTSD and C-PTSD are not personality disorders, nor will an experienced diagnostician confuse the two. It is possible for someone to suffer both a personality disorder and PTSD or CPTSD; however, PTSD and CPTSD do exist without any scent of a PD as well.