I told Leo and Lilly about this in hugs today, and then I posted it on the "Countdown" thread, too, but it's so unusual for me I decided to give it its own thread in recognition of what a DS PTSD little miracle it was today.

I had a little trouble with my PTSD on the first day of school today because it involves being in meetings with 200 people or so for long stretches. I started to have trouble breathing. So I took a break from it all in the middle of it, pulled myself back together after an hour, and gave it another try.

I did ok after that in the meetings that continued until 4pm. Then, surprise: a co-worker stopped me as we were leaving and asked me to help her find support for a church friend who has been diagnosed with PTSD!

Can you believe that???? Here I was just trying to get by with my own PTSD, not trying to be some hero about the PTSD of other people. But I got treated with respect and asked.

So I told her about DS PTSD! All about us here!

After 4pm on the way home my PTSD made me short of breath, but getting home I was all right again in short order.

So if I pace myself with my PTSD, I guess I can do this. Pace myself!

Not only that, though, but I get asked about how other people can get through with their PTSD, too!? Way beyond what I imagined.

OK. Goes to show ya. Ya never know....

Muji