Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in Tuesday 19th June 2018
Greetings to you all
How is your Tuesday going? Recently I've been reflecting on the words we sometimes hear . "I have PTSD. It doesn't define who I am." In a book I'm reading the young woman describes herself as being moody and impulsive, and angry and controlling. And tells her therapist that these faults, and she could list many more, mean that life is difficult and she doesn't get on with people. The therapist listened and responded saying that she understood that she was down on herself, and that she felt she had many problems. But the moods, the social problems, the need to control are the effects of child abuse. They are the symptoms. they are not you.These words had a significant impact on the young woman. In realising she was not the horrible person she believed she was, there was hope for change, potential for healing.
For sure the eeffects of the trauma and the resulting PTSD do change one's life. It does have an impact and we have to live with the symptoms.But it is not our identity. It can be likened to ilving with a chronic illness. The person is not the illness, rather has the illness, and finds a way to live with the illness. The illness has effects, and may limit some things, but there are creative ways to learn to live with this,and it may that the future is a different one but can be a fulfilling one too..
How is your day going? How do you relate to the words that PTSD does not define you? Or pop in to say hi! You're welcome here. This is your space and a safe place. x
Just saying hi, its all I have right now
@crimsonLime6525 hey Lime 
@crimsonLime6525
Hi.. and good to have you here with us. x
@crimsonLime6525
@indigoBeing9907 ❤️
@crimsonLime6525
Hi,
Glad that you are here!! 😊😊😊!!
Lovely check in Rozie hope your having a lovely tuesday!
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@Hope3729
Thanks Hope! Hoping your Tuesday's a good one. x
@rozie it definitely is
this represents my feelings towards the 7cups community and my trauma family today :)
@Hope3729
Hi,
Great work!! 😊😊😊😊!!
Keep it up 😊😊😊😊😊!!
@rozie
How is your day going?
Good good
How do you relate to the words that PTSD does not define you? Or pop in to say hi! You're welcome here. This is your space and a safe place. x
I don't have ptsd but do have anexaity and may not that much trust universe itself....always worried...weel I stoped being so shy of my anexaity...Weel idk it's just what some like events make me to be more sensetive on fear...cos I didn't deal with my phobias properly and just develope more...I AM TRYING to figure out life...may be and to much :P...SOMETIMES WHAT IF just do it.
@conscientiousPineapple1782
Thanks Pineapple. My day is a very wet one, but that's ok, good to be inside with a warm fire. Agree that some events will naturally cause more anxiety. So perhaps noticing when you are able to manage the anxiety in less demanding situations, taking it slowly, one step at a time. And try not to over think.. just do it as you say. x
@conscientiousPineapple1782
Hi,
😊😊😊😊😊😊!!
@GuardianAngel77
hi
😊
Hi everyone.
Today I feel sad, guilty, dirty, crazy, and hopeless...
Today is fight day...
Trauma and difficulty may not define who I am, but today they dictated how I live...
Although they didn't win the war... I'm still alive and fighting.
@Coly
Sorry to here that you are having a hard time right now !!
That's good that you are overcoming the obstacles in
you're trauma!! 😊😊😊😊!!
I support you!! 😊😊😊😊!!
Do you want a safe hug's?? Here are some hug's
if you want them. 🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆!!
@GuardianAngel77
Thanks Guardian Angel. Safe hugs are great.🌸
@BeeLeigh
Awesome I loved this!! 😊😊😊😊!!
@GuardianAngel77 💜
Hey there. When I was younger I was abused, and even now I can never escape it. After that I was bullied so badly, and I can never escape it. These days my PTSD isn
@bluecelestial
Your post is amazing! Right there, that is a good way to answer your own question - You are a survivor! You are not those past things that happened to you or any of the bad stuff anyone said to you or about you. What do you like to do? When I'm sad, I try real hard to stay here in the present and think about right now. I like theatre and animals and snow! Even though I'm sad I can claim what I know & have learned know is true. And this is the same for you to!! You deserve to heal. You deserve to have good things in your life!! You may feel sad, but even as you feel sad, try and think how amazing you are - because you are! I hope this helps a little. ❤️
