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Contemplating my life with PTSD

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Edited by Eliot Wayne Caryl Kay, Sunday, 18 Jun 2023, 11:36

Woods

Coming to terms with my PTSD has and is being a difficult journey. Taking time to stroll around Decoy country park in Newton Abbot, Devon brings you onto the woodland paths. Here the world appears different, squirrels run about playing, birds are singing, bees are collecting pollen and wasps buzz around annoying people who walk by. My thoughts turn to how lucky my wife and I are, living on a hill that overlooks Newton Abbot and the estuary. Beautiful views from all angles which make you smile whatever the time of day or night. I wish it were the same when I try to sleep, but the flashbacks, severe tinnitus, and terrible nightmares haunt my sleep while the pains from fibromyalgia shoot through my body. I awake completely exhausted and so another day begins. My wife, family and friends help me through each day and the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) LLB study keeps my mind active and the terrible memories at bay. Thankful for everything and everyone around me, life goes on!

Smile and the world smiles with you.

Make it a habit to be positive, to be happy, to enjoy every day.

Make someone else feel special today.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless! 

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