PTSD
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I find myself not talking to family and friends who were not there with me, I feel that they just wont understand. I always hate that condensing tone or statement "I understand what you went through", when really they don't.
I find it easier to talk with old friends who were there and know exactly what we went through and are able to talk through the events, or even friends who have had similar experiences.
My buddy suggested writing it down, as if you were writing a memoir or a novel. When he did that it seemed to help, he never wanted to get it published but it was his way of remembering in detail the events that happened and reflect on them. It also gave him a different way to view the events and format so others might understand. As far as I know his wife is the only one that read it.
I find it easier to talk with old friends who were there and know exactly what we went through and are able to talk through the events, or even friends who have had similar experiences.
My buddy suggested writing it down, as if you were writing a memoir or a novel. When he did that it seemed to help, he never wanted to get it published but it was his way of remembering in detail the events that happened and reflect on them. It also gave him a different way to view the events and format so others might understand. As far as I know his wife is the only one that read it.
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CPL Mark R.
The problem I have with myself now is the longer my loved ones are resisting to understand the pain we live through every second, the longer it will be worse. My belief, if one is affected its up to those around them to pick them back up. So pick me up!!! Is that too far fetched?
Journaling does help, although through each stage we pass in coping we want to exceed progress from the time before. I have learned bottling anything up can never result in a desired result.
Thank you for sharing.
Journaling does help, although through each stage we pass in coping we want to exceed progress from the time before. I have learned bottling anything up can never result in a desired result.
Thank you for sharing.
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I value the dialogue we are able to have in order to gain fresh new perspectives in the long journey to cope and overcome such trying experiences.
To refine the question more, Let me give the background as much as others face. I have realized the more I can expose and overcome the painful thoughts the quicker we can all move on.
The people I trust in my small circle are beginning to push back on this idea and begin to downgrade the importance of wanting to talk about and diffuse any triggers. Discarding it as, "Dont start linking this to the Army"
I understand there are others I can confide in, but were talking about people that should be at this point already, although it really seems ....temperamental.
To refine the question more, Let me give the background as much as others face. I have realized the more I can expose and overcome the painful thoughts the quicker we can all move on.
The people I trust in my small circle are beginning to push back on this idea and begin to downgrade the importance of wanting to talk about and diffuse any triggers. Discarding it as, "Dont start linking this to the Army"
I understand there are others I can confide in, but were talking about people that should be at this point already, although it really seems ....temperamental.
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