tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post6804738232625065307..comments2023-10-25T09:00:50.649-04:00Comments on THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO: HTTP://BLOG.HEALMYPTSD.COM: Survivors Speak: Speaking to Friends & Family Through PoetryMichele Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-1578148407801877342009-05-20T07:59:59.926-04:002009-05-20T07:59:59.926-04:00@Anonymous - Couldn't have said it better myself! ...@Anonymous - Couldn't have said it better myself! As a writer I have found that to be true often; as a PTSDer I found it really difficult to choose the right words - to find the right words - but so grounding when I did.Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-30446637358699387862009-05-20T07:58:47.057-04:002009-05-20T07:58:47.057-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-76607668530162124962009-05-19T12:05:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:05:00.000-04:00In general I would say that poetry often comes out...In general I would say that poetry often comes out of the experience of PTSD. Why? Not only for the need of expression, but because PTSD breaks continuity and time and the self's own integrity and relation to the world and others. <br /><br />Writing, especially poetry, which is denser and deeper, is a way to restore these broken links and heal.<br /><br />They not only let others in, to see Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com