11-13-2011, 08:23 AM
Bowyn Aerrow Wrote:I suspected that there is/was a need to carry, that is what makes it both scary and sad.It's a rough, rough world out there. People here on this forum have more difficult histories than I can tell...I'm fortunate. I've had enough trauma and challenge to make me grow and mature, but not enough to shatter me. I have a friend with intense PTSD from Iraq...he told me it was a waste of time that will leave him permanently scarred. Nothing I've done was a waste of time.
Bowyn Aerrow Wrote:Edit, addition: being a strong person isn't something to be embarrassed about. It is a good thing.I know, or else I wouldn't be here! But I'm not a touchy-feeling person (as you can tell), so I'm usually awkward when people try to hug me...