Comments for Leave me alone, I need you http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com One woman's struggle with PTSD. A mosaic of me Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on by pmeg1 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/212/#comment-113 pmeg1 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:09:04 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/212/#comment-113 Hi Jessica. First let me say that, although you don't know me, I ran across your blog while searching to reconnect with Mike West. I got completely sucked into what you have been writing. What a raw, fascinating account of your daily struggles. Thank you for such brutal honesty. So, now to why I am writing to you. Mike is an old friend of mine from 1988-1992. I met him at SUNY Cortland and we dated for 4 years or so. Once he joined the Air Force, we lost touch. With the world the way it is now, I have been curious to know if he is well. If you could either contact him and give him my email, or provide me with his, I would be very thankful. My email is pmeg@optonline.net...Oh, and my name is Phyllis Grella! Glad I didn't forget that!! Thank you for your help! Phyllis Hi Jessica.
First let me say that, although you don’t know me, I ran across your blog while searching to reconnect with Mike West. I got completely sucked into what you have been writing. What a raw, fascinating account of your daily struggles. Thank you for such brutal honesty. So, now to why I am writing to you. Mike is an old friend of mine from 1988-1992. I met him at SUNY Cortland and we dated for 4 years or so. Once he joined the Air Force, we lost touch. With the world the way it is now, I have been curious to know if he is well. If you could either contact him and give him my email, or provide me with his, I would be very thankful. My email is pmeg@optonline.net…Oh, and my name is Phyllis Grella! Glad I didn’t forget that!!
Thank you for your help!
Phyllis

]]> Comment on Here ye, hear ye, people across the land by knitrogen http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/here-ye-hear-ye-people-across-the-land/#comment-111 knitrogen Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:30:46 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/here-ye-hear-ye-people-across-the-land/#comment-111 hi jessie its sammi i really miss you babe will you be back hi jessie its sammi i really miss you babe will you be back

]]> Comment on The demon rises again by a life interrupted Trendy Here! http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/the-demon-rises-again/#comment-110 a life interrupted Trendy Here! Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:00:47 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/the-demon-rises-again/#comment-110 [...] also have bitterness. Mainly for what I’ve lost(that’s fading, thankfully), but lately, … credit : [...] [...] also have bitterness. Mainly for what I’ve lost(that’s fading, thankfully), but lately, … credit : [...]

]]> Comment on For people with disabilities in the USA… by sebayetset http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/for-people-with-disabilities-in-the-usa/#comment-109 sebayetset Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:51:52 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/for-people-with-disabilities-in-the-usa/#comment-109 Hey it's me. I added you. Hey it’s me. I added you.

]]> Comment on Yeah, thought soup by   Yeah, thought soup by depression.vahalo.com http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/yeah-thought-soup/#comment-106   Yeah, thought soup by depression.vahalo.com Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:04:14 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/yeah-thought-soup/#comment-106 [...] research on my own to know that there is no “cure” per se for … article continues at Jess brought to you by Depression and Clinical [...] [...] research on my own to know that there is no “cure” per se for … article continues at Jess brought to you by Depression and Clinical [...]

]]> Comment on Yeah, thought soup by hymes http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/yeah-thought-soup/#comment-95 hymes Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:04:14 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/yeah-thought-soup/#comment-95 Well, major depressions can and do get better, I'm not sure cure is the right word here, but you can stop being depressed over time with or without help. PTSD, may or may not be chronic, depends on the individual. Even if it is the chronic kind, one can definitely learn ways to cope with it so much better that it is similar to being "cured". Maybe a better word is different and less unhappy. What I mean is, if you are hypervigilant, that may not go away, but you can learn to control it and to use it for good, not to drive yourself around the bend. It can even turn into an asset in time. Psychotherapy with someone who is an experienced therapist and isn't going to make you worse is the thing to look for if you don't already have that. If someone tells you they are going to do exposure therapy, get away from them and find someone who will help you work through your issues in a reasonable manner without making things worse. Well, major depressions can and do get better, I’m not sure cure is the right word here, but you can stop being depressed over time with or without help. PTSD, may or may not be chronic, depends on the individual. Even if it is the chronic kind, one can definitely learn ways to cope with it so much better that it is similar to being “cured”. Maybe a better word is different and less unhappy. What I mean is, if you are hypervigilant, that may not go away, but you can learn to control it and to use it for good, not to drive yourself around the bend. It can even turn into an asset in time. Psychotherapy with someone who is an experienced therapist and isn’t going to make you worse is the thing to look for if you don’t already have that. If someone tells you they are going to do exposure therapy, get away from them and find someone who will help you work through your issues in a reasonable manner without making things worse.

]]> Comment on If you’re going to stare, at least you can pay me for the privilege :) by Jess http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/if-youre-going-to-stare-at-least-you-can-pay-me-for-the-privilege/#comment-31 Jess Wed, 02 May 2007 04:21:00 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/if-youre-going-to-stare-at-least-you-can-pay-me-for-the-privilege/#comment-31 I would still wear it...if nothing else, under your scrubs :) thanks for the comment, by the way and welcome :) I would still wear it…if nothing else, under your scrubs :) thanks for the comment, by the way and welcome :)

]]> Comment on If you’re going to stare, at least you can pay me for the privilege :) by infinitehope http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/if-youre-going-to-stare-at-least-you-can-pay-me-for-the-privilege/#comment-30 infinitehope Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:11:37 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/if-youre-going-to-stare-at-least-you-can-pay-me-for-the-privilege/#comment-30 I hear you! I am a part time wheelchair user and a couple of years back I fell in love with a t-shirt that said KEEP STARING I MIGHT DO A TRICK... its my disability angst shirt! Unfortunately it would be "unprofessional" for a student doctor, alas, what can you do... I hear you! I am a part time wheelchair user and a couple of years back I fell in love with a t-shirt that said KEEP STARING I MIGHT DO A TRICK…

its my disability angst shirt! Unfortunately it would be “unprofessional” for a student doctor, alas, what can you do…

]]> Comment on Last I checked, I have a voice… by joandcindy http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/last-i-checked-i-have-a-voice/#comment-29 joandcindy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:47:13 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/last-i-checked-i-have-a-voice/#comment-29 I always get people staring at me. I don't see them, but other people have told me when they've been with me. I find that when I'm using my cane and not the dog it's a lot harder to deal with. When I've got the dog, everyone focuses on her, not me. She thinks she's a real celebrity. :) I think a lot of it is because people don't understand people with disabilities and think it must be worse than it is. I think it also catches them by surprise a bit when they see someone with a disability. I always get people staring at me. I don’t see them, but other people have told me when they’ve been with me. I find that when I’m using my cane and not the dog it’s a lot harder to deal with. When I’ve got the dog, everyone focuses on her, not me. She thinks she’s a real celebrity. :)
I think a lot of it is because people don’t understand people with disabilities and think it must be worse than it is. I think it also catches them by surprise a bit when they see someone with a disability.

]]> Comment on Still here… by Dev http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/still-here/#comment-21 Dev Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:30:17 +0000 http://rainflowermoon.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/still-here/#comment-21 *hugs you tight* yes you do have people who care very much :) Wish I had a licence to alter reality... I'd reverse continental drift so it was only a few hundred miles from here to NY ;) *hugs you tight* yes you do have people who care very much :)
Wish I had a licence to alter reality… I’d reverse continental drift so it was only a few hundred miles from here to NY ;)

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