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I've been struggling with PTSD and it's frustrating that the people close to me don't understand. I can't control my nightmares, and I can't stop feeling the way I feel about what happened. I'm angry, furious, I want nothing but pain and agony for the person that did this to me. I know it's not healthy to feel this way, but this is where i'm at in the process. I haven't accepted it yet so yes, I have certain feelings about the situation. But i'm sick of hearing just "get over it", "move on", "it's over, why do you let it bother you". The truth is I dont' know! I don't know why I still feel this way, i'm in counseling, i'm trying to get to that point where I can get back to normal.
Just because people don't understand doesn't give them the right to tell me to get over it. they weren't the victim, they didn't go through what I did. Telling me to get over it and move on just makes me more furious.
Maybe I just needed to vent, I dont' know. I spent 2 years not dealing with what happened and am just starting to go throught he healing process.
Just because people don't understand doesn't give them the right to tell me to get over it. they weren't the victim, they didn't go through what I did. Telling me to get over it and move on just makes me more furious.
Maybe I just needed to vent, I dont' know. I spent 2 years not dealing with what happened and am just starting to go throught he healing process.
I really love when one of my freinds told me it was my fault that it all happen becouse I went in to the Navy.
People do not understand one can not "let go" "move on" "not let it bother you at will" even the "let go of anger or resentment"...
I heard a better way to word it on another board "you process your anger and resentment" Anger is also a phase or stage in healing.
People use alot of cliches that do not really apply just sound good
pseudo psychology they do it well meaningly a lot of times, but i agree the ignorance and invalidation in those words is very irritating.
If it was as easy as they make out to be ..duh...we wouldn't be feeling it.
Ok, lemme try it "let go, move on pokkino"...................
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no, nothing still got it.
sorry for jumping in a throw a lil vent on my own, but this one is a hard one for me too.
One time i told a Doc now and she was very validating and said "If you could you would"....
very hard for people to understand this disoders. stay strong.
a friend just said that about me - behind my back. idiot
it's kind of like - thanks - i never thought of that!
it is very difficult for people to understand, i get that, but.. i'm not pretending to understand other's problems.......
hang in there
carrie