Hi Cyndy. Welcome to the forum.

Isn't nostalgia a traditionally respected piece aging? In many (most?) cultures, the elders are the keepers of the history, etc. Some grandparents tell better stories than others, but they all have stories to tell and many (most?) feel compelling needs to tell them. I certainly do.

In my own long, hard road from throw-away kid to comfortable retiree, I have grown convinced that the difference between "nostalgia" and "dwelling on the past"/flashbacks is reception. Both my audience and I revel in nostalgic stories of life in the last millennium. My father selling children to random barroom pervs. . . Not so much. Don't dwell on the past. The hell of it is, how do I comfortably tell the tales of life in the age of freedom without triggering into flashback hell over the traumatic parts? It is a thorough work-out and reckoning of how well I have made my peace with those traumatic parts. It is possible I work my therapy toolbox harder while I tell stories to my grandchildren than I did while I was still cute enough to attract barroom pervs.

Hope I didn't get too rambly on this response. Whatever the evers of the whats, PTSD and aging is significant in my life and I have yet to achieve simplicity within the phenom. I'll let you speak for the general population.

Forgive the ramble. Welcome aboard.

Mmm...., I don't know, id like to believe the theory that ptsd untreated gets worse, but can be recovered from with suitable help?

If you have had loads of help that worked and your ptsd is worsening with age, then keep posting as sharing gets us through.

I know what it's like to feel dependent on others and I didn't like it either :(
Maybe you can plan ahead so you know you'll have good support in place and this will reduce the fear some

We tend to come from cultures where independence is highly valued, I bet in cultures where they depend on others through out life it's not as worrying. Maybe a change in perspective could help?

Hear to listen, even if I don't know the answer

Just speaking from my own experience, I'm finding that aging is indeed triggering my PTSD symptoms. That's why I've decided on early retirement.

That makes sense. It sucks being vulnerable even knowing you're capable in most other areas but when you start becoming less and less capable with age, that's scary as hell. It's possible these feelings are extremely similar in people without ptsd as well so I hope there is some sort of network to help with those fears. Damn getting old is scary

Oh, well that makes sense, but shucks didn't want that news cause ain't getting any younger ever~ sigh

No doubt the aging process can be a challenge for most people. My journey through the aging journey some of my PTSD symptoms have reared their ugly head. Feeling of being scared, hypervigilance, are some of the issues. In my younger days these issues were managed more successfully . I am convinced as we age we become more vulnerable. Vulnerability is not comfortable for most of the aging population however for PTSD survivors is more problematic. Just having this insight gives me a better understanding of my symptoms.

Very insightful; never have I thought of this before... but what you said really makes sense. Totally. Could be part of what's going on with me too; ageing, illness, traumatic things. I have ptsd already too.
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