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Fighters 20th Anniversary July 4th celebration in DC and encouraging me to go. It was wonderful. Thank you for how you at DS PTDS have encouraged me to get out of my house and participate in life. I am so proud I took your advice.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/foo-fighters-celebrate-20th-anniversary-at-all-star-washington-d-c-gig-20150705
It was hard at first. The concert was a terrific 8 hours long, with one act after another. I was there with my cane, but after 2 hours I was in a lot of pain. So I took more DS PTSD advice. I was tempted to quit and leave, but instead I went to the Event Staff and told them I was hurting and needed a seat.
They found me a seat 3rd row center for the rest of the day and night! I was next to a nice couple on my right and a nice young lady on my left who took care of me for the rest of the evening.
When we all sang "there goes my hero/he's ordinary" together, I cried in happiness. It was such a good celebration of life and all that's good in it that I couldn't believe I was a part of it. When I had my health crash in the Spring of 2011 and lost my job and my fiancee, my life shrank to the size of my living room couch. I rarely left my house.
It's been a gradual change over the last 4 years. I got a new job I've hung onto for 4 years now, and I have new friends, mostly here. Yes, I was at the concert alone without a date or a friend along. But here I was singing along with 25,000 people under the stars.
It's because I came here 4 years ago. Thank you all again, every time I leave the house. A Washington Nationals baseball game is next. I bought a ticket a while back and chickened out. I didn't think I could handle it with a cane. That I couldn't handle the crowd. So I'm going to give it another try.
Again, thank you all every time.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/foo-fighters-celebrate-20th-anniversary-at-all-star-washington-d-c-gig-20150705
It was hard at first. The concert was a terrific 8 hours long, with one act after another. I was there with my cane, but after 2 hours I was in a lot of pain. So I took more DS PTSD advice. I was tempted to quit and leave, but instead I went to the Event Staff and told them I was hurting and needed a seat.
They found me a seat 3rd row center for the rest of the day and night! I was next to a nice couple on my right and a nice young lady on my left who took care of me for the rest of the evening.
When we all sang "there goes my hero/he's ordinary" together, I cried in happiness. It was such a good celebration of life and all that's good in it that I couldn't believe I was a part of it. When I had my health crash in the Spring of 2011 and lost my job and my fiancee, my life shrank to the size of my living room couch. I rarely left my house.
It's been a gradual change over the last 4 years. I got a new job I've hung onto for 4 years now, and I have new friends, mostly here. Yes, I was at the concert alone without a date or a friend along. But here I was singing along with 25,000 people under the stars.
It's because I came here 4 years ago. Thank you all again, every time I leave the house. A Washington Nationals baseball game is next. I bought a ticket a while back and chickened out. I didn't think I could handle it with a cane. That I couldn't handle the crowd. So I'm going to give it another try.
Again, thank you all every time.
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
But I sure am proud of you for all that wonderful progress. Live like you mean it!!!
Actually today was the first day I was able to Imagine a Wonderful Future for Myself as a Senor and that put some joy in my heart to feel I have something to look forward to and can start preparing for now.
Life is too short to waste dissociating around this unpleasant environment, so outings out for myself by myself don't sound so awful right now.
Thank You for Sharing! (((Healing Hugs)))
Oh, and thanks for the new tunes to add to my playlist : )
It started out weird--seems like it always does, huh? I sat near a family, and a guy joined them. He must not have known them very well, because he thought I was one of them. He walked up and shook my hand like he knew me and introduced himself and all. I was kind of stunned, since I don't get out much and I'm kind of a wallflower actually there all on my own.
The family laughed, though, and said I could be one of them after all. During the game we chatted now and then good naturedly about what was going on, about this pitch or that hit, whatever. So I guess that original awkward moment when that guy mistook me for one of them was meant to be or something.
And to top it off, my team won the game.
What a full weekend. I haven't done that much out and about in a year or so.
It's good to be home now. I'm glad I know I can go out in the world like that once in a while, my PTSD notwithstanding.
Thanks so much for the encouragement, everybody!