Recovered enough to go from barely being able to leave the house, through being triggered to tears in simple interactions related to applying for college, to earning a college degree.

Recovered enough to survive sometimes daily flashbacks and other anxiety/ptsd symptoms to having a lot more relaxed time.

My norm doesn't necessarily match the norm of anyone else, but it works for me. I still have challenges yet I can see a lot of progress and hope.

What works for me:

<ul type="square">[*]lots of therapy[*]living a simple and stable life[*]lots of solitude balanced with some social time[*]trial and error, seeing myself as experimenting, if something doesn't work I try something else[*]good self care and being kind to myself[*]sense of humor[*]keeping my mind active and engaged[/list]