http://michelletackabery.net/2009/06/28/avoidance/ Working words Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://michelletackabery.net/2009/06/28/avoidance/comment-page-1/#comment-101 tricia Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:53:07 +0000 http://tackjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/avoidance/#comment-101 I'm sorry you lost your pet. It is amazing how animals can become such an integral part of our live. I am happy to hear you are working on your book however. I hope writing it will bring you some amount of peace or closure, or both. And now for avoidance--- something I have been doing for many weeks now. I can't bring myself to write anything serious. It seems I'm somewhat of a coward after all. My best to you. I’m sorry you lost your pet. It is amazing how animals can become such an integral part of our live. I am happy to hear you are working on your book however. I hope writing it will bring you some amount of peace or closure, or both. And now for avoidance— something I have been doing for many weeks now. I can’t bring myself to write anything serious. It seems I’m somewhat of a coward after all. My best to you.

]]> http://michelletackabery.net/2009/06/28/avoidance/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Michele Rosenthal Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:20:14 +0000 http://tackjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/avoidance/#comment-100 Avoidance is the worst, isn't it? We all do it, I think, until the PTSD actually forces us to avoid avoidance -- puts us into such a place that we must act or we will go crazy. I wrote out my story, too. It was the best decision I've ever made. Really helped me integrate everything so that I became stronger and more powerful than the memories themselves. Not that it was easy! Go slowly. Writing can be triggering. Good luck! Maybe you'll post excerpts here so we can follow along... Avoidance is the worst, isn’t it? We all do it, I think, until the PTSD actually forces us to avoid avoidance — puts us into such a place that we must act or we will go crazy. I wrote out my story, too. It was the best decision I’ve ever made. Really helped me integrate everything so that I became stronger and more powerful than the memories themselves. Not that it was easy! Go slowly. Writing can be triggering. Good luck! Maybe you’ll post excerpts here so we can follow along…

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