PTSD vs Post Traumatic Growth - What’s the Difference?

I had to ask the question, How can I help myself & stop playing the victim of my own life?

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• What is the difference between PTSD & PTG?

  “Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is where someone has been affected by PTSD and finds a way to take new meaning from their experiences in order to live their lives in a different way than prior to the trauma,” explains Dr. Marianne Trent, a clinical psychologist and owner of Good Thinking Psychological Services.

• How to start appreciating life?

  I started by reflecting on my life. The good, the bad, and everything in between. The title of my book is “Your past doesn’t define you, but everything up-till now is your fault. “

  Week 1 we work on two of my favorite exercises - (The Sorry Exercise & The 5 why’s) This focuses on Gratitude and understanding that life could always be worse than our current reality.

  Become a service to someone - Get your mind off of you and your situational awareness by volunteering your time somewhere, where ever you feel most comfortable, there is always a place for everyone.

• How to make the switch? PTSD—>PTG

  1. Cope more easily with setbacks.

  2. Have control over anxiety and use it productively.

  3. Have higher self-confidence.

  4. Use more positive self-talk.

  5. Have a positive outlook on the future.

  6. Set specific goals and visualize

  7. accomplishing goals.

  8. Have a support network.

PTSD Sucks! plan & simple lol. Insomnia, Nightmares, Anxiety, the triggers, the stressors, & plus the emotional rollercoaster of everyday life was my norm.

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I’ve gone through this struggle, life starts fading away little by little, and the internal noise just gets louder and louder.

I had to ask the question, How can I help myself & stop playing the victim of my own life? I was tired of starting over and over. Trying to keep up with the lies out there, and inside here (pointing towards my head).

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I had to change how I thought about the rest of my life.