[Stronger]

And tonight I sink into the bliss of the past that haunts me.
The shadows lurk at every corner waiting to grab me from behind. And my stomach swims in the muck of the unknown.

This one thing can drag me into major depression mode faster than anything else, and tonight, I'm slipping. I need encouragement, and I need to be reminded that this will not last forever.
My friends, I need...support. And a reminder that not all men have malicious intentions.

People just don't underatand why some days I'm ok, and other days I just can't control this.

[Open Eyes]

(((Stronger))), sorry you are experiencing a PTSD cycle, remember they are like waves, they come in, crest, and receed. You can work through this challenging one, you have before, you can do it.

When you have them "acknowledge" whatever message comes, acknowledge the emotions and say to yourself, "Yes I see that, I am working on it, I am going to be ok "now". A PTSD cycle is a "question" Stronger, these can get "weaker" as you acknowlege them and work through them when they take place.

((Caring Hugs))

OE

[healingme4me]

((((Stronger))))

Not 'all' men have malicious intent, but gosh, don't some just make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up?

Not sure what happened, just wanted to send some your way.

[ChipperMonkey]

I honestly think that's the hardest part of the disorder, the ups and downs that oftentimes happen out of the blue, unexpectedly, and sometimes without rhyme or reason. People think that with this disorder we are symptomatic all the time but nothing could be further from the truth. Yeah, I have my good days, but its the unexpected bad days that literally keep me stuck....or rather, keep me from progressing as I wish I could.

[shamon86]

Stronger, I can relate. I talk to my friends and they think it's something new going on. I don't necessarily have another reason other then the trauma I experienced several years ago. And this time of year is the anniversary of that trauma, so that experience looms over my head constantly, Knowing it can make my day like hell all over again.