tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post3850827978478387926..comments2023-10-25T09:00:50.649-04:00Comments on THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO: HTTP://BLOG.HEALMYPTSD.COM: Healing PTSD: Wiping the Slate CleanMichele Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-23088582990890135342009-02-23T14:50:00.000-05:002009-02-23T14:50:00.000-05:00After reading everything said here. I'm really pro...After reading everything said here. I'm really proud of US. Instead of being weak from trauma, I believe the words said here by everyone have proven our strength. We are not victims, but strong people who choose the way we want to live our lives. No one, no matter what, can make our choices. Especially for money as Michele mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Mike H said " I've learnt that in many ways I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-77750631190425655032009-02-19T11:53:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:53:00.000-05:00Ha! Bravo, Mike!! You are so right and that's just...Ha! Bravo, Mike!! <BR/><BR/>You are so right and that's just the way I feel. The point of healing traumatic experiences is moving beyond them with strength and direction, not shying away from them so that they ultimately hold all the power whether we remember them or not. We are made powerless by events, and this proposed drug continues to leave us powerless -- and then memoryless as well!<BR/><Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-42913936153041283952009-02-19T11:26:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:26:00.000-05:00As a result of working through this stuff (and con...As a result of working through this stuff (and continuing to do so) I've ended up with a much more can-do attitude and a much greater willingness to be comfortable with discomfort whilst working towards a goal. <BR/><BR/>I've also learnt how memories and emotional references to memories shape who we are in a most fundamental way. I've learnt that in many ways I choose how I want to remember Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-90807921800996766382009-02-19T11:21:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:21:00.000-05:00I read the article in the press and thought the co...I read the article in the press and thought the concept was a seriously bad idea on so many grounds.<BR/><BR/>Not least of which is that the way to deal with memories like this is to just wave them away with a magic wand without in any way addressing the underlying issues - not least of which is that memories are a symptom and it's only by addressing the underlying causes that the issues will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-3749830490126510172009-02-19T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-19T10:13:00.000-05:00Pam -- Wow, you're good! You've taken the whole id...Pam -- <BR/><BR/>Wow, you're good! You've taken the whole idea even beyond where I was thinking of just my own self.... <BR/><BR/>We need more people like you in the world. :)Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-70070005258373469952009-02-19T10:12:00.000-05:002009-02-19T10:12:00.000-05:00I agree with you. Today,as I live past the trauma...I agree with you. Today,as I live past the trauma and well into my new beautiful life, I would not want to forget the memories.<BR/>How could I then understand when someone else has been through the same thing? <BR/>How could I know how that event shaped my life in a positive manner not just the ugliness of the events? <BR/>Would I be willing to give of my time and energy to help others preventAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com