Fast recovery, a good sign?!
Question: I am a former Marine and I recently got back from the war on terror. I was diagnosed with PTSD, but am making huge strides with it. Does this mean that it could come back at some point? or does it mean that I am doing good?
Answers: I am a former Marine and I recently got back from the war on terror. I was diagnosed with PTSD, but am making huge strides with it. Does this mean that it could come back at some point? or does it mean that I am doing good?
In answer to your questions: yes and yes. First take good strength from feeling good about yourself and your progress. This is the time when you can prepare yourself for a possible return. Learn your triggers, learn how to get quickly out of a bad situation when you have to. Face it, we never really forget seeing our friends and acquaintances hurt or even worse. That should not be the goal. So it is normal that your pain will come back. Continue to practice the techniques you learn in therapy.
I read some on your Q&A page and noted that for you forgiveness is a beautiful thing. Yes that is the answer to both guilt and anger. It sounds like you have started to understand that. In AA they say "let go and let god." Anger is one of the burdens I carry but have been learning to let it go.
Don't know about your faith but for me there is a reason we acknowledge a higher power. For me the Lords Prayer has held a lot of meaning after I stopped saying the words and started to feel them. It is all where we put the emphasis into it. (take the ALL CAPS to signify emphasis.) Forgive US, ME, OUR, MY trespasses or sins, the same way WE, I, forgive those who sin against US, ME. When it comes to forgiveness it is all about ME and MY attitude. When it comes to my own attitude that is where I have most control. I certainly can