dear blindeyepug. yes, we are alike. i took judo many years ago and have learned to keep a gun safely in check. with a carry permit. now at my age as i look back into the past and realize all the variables that could have happened, i am satisfied as to where i am now. i , i have helped many people and will continue to do so. (pistol packin mama at age 80). and i am sure there are many more people that are good and do good and should be appreciated for what they do..
i attended a nami group in my area. sorry to say because of the extreme over crowing it was not effective. it could have been if there were less people in the group. it was so extreme that if there were a fire i leave it up to your imagination. they truly tried but way, way to many people. again, the government should appropriate monies for the mental health field.
@parus, I see that you had mentioned your PTSD in a few other discussions, but if you are comfortable, is there something specific about PTSD you would like to share with the other members on Connect? Or maybe a particular aspect of PTSD that you would like to discuss?
what i can add to ptsd is: growing up with my mentally ill family. i have posted my story a few times before. among other physical problems i was diagnosed with ptsd basically from the trauma of growing up with my family and living through it. imagine our troops going through their horror and needing their treatment. i am sure there are many, many ways to be affected with ptsd. it takes a very long time to be able to adjust to living with it. i wonder does one get rid of it? gets less with many years going bye but it is still there but eventually with help we can live with it. hope, hope, hope and love.
@peach414144 I have 2 younger sisters and all we have in common is DNA. May have already mentioned I am 65 and anger is a tough one. For years I did not feel anger and I know I do not like it. Seems at times it comes out of nowhere and I do not even know why. I did not ever have/feel anger as I had learned to disassociate and hide inside my own world. There are times I would that I could still do so.
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I have heard positive things about NAMI-my experience w/ this group in this area was negative. Hope it is more positive elsewhere.
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dear blindeyepug. yes, we are alike. i took judo many years ago and have learned to keep a gun safely in check. with a carry permit. now at my age as i look back into the past and realize all the variables that could have happened, i am satisfied as to where i am now. i , i have helped many people and will continue to do so. (pistol packin mama at age 80). and i am sure there are many more people that are good and do good and should be appreciated for what they do..
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3 Reactionsi agree but at the very least the doctors should be respectful to the patient.
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Stephens Ministry is a great program.
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Yes, it is. The training you get helps equip you for life.
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i attended a nami group in my area. sorry to say because of the extreme over crowing it was not effective. it could have been if there were less people in the group. it was so extreme that if there were a fire i leave it up to your imagination. they truly tried but way, way to many people. again, the government should appropriate monies for the mental health field.
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1 Reactionwhat i can add to ptsd is: growing up with my mentally ill family. i have posted my story a few times before. among other physical problems i was diagnosed with ptsd basically from the trauma of growing up with my family and living through it. imagine our troops going through their horror and needing their treatment. i am sure there are many, many ways to be affected with ptsd. it takes a very long time to be able to adjust to living with it. i wonder does one get rid of it? gets less with many years going bye but it is still there but eventually with help we can live with it. hope, hope, hope and love.
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3 ReactionsThe curious one returns. Does anyone else w/ PTSD have fibromyalgia?
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2 Reactions@peach414144 I have 2 younger sisters and all we have in common is DNA. May have already mentioned I am 65 and anger is a tough one. For years I did not feel anger and I know I do not like it. Seems at times it comes out of nowhere and I do not even know why. I did not ever have/feel anger as I had learned to disassociate and hide inside my own world. There are times I would that I could still do so.