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pinboy3niner

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6. It's not just you, brother

Reply to TahitiNut (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 06:54 AM

Jan 2013

And it's not just war trauma survivors. If you ever talk to a rape survivor, you'll hear the same thing.

It's natural and human to have those feelings--and to have subsequent events bring them back.

We can get help to deal with that, as you know. But ultimately it's up to us to manage our trauma so that--getting back to the OP--we can enjoy the little things. We deserve that.

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It really is the little things in life [View all] bigtree Jan 2013 OP

Yes indeed it is. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #1

Cherish the small joys pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #2

Beautiful picture yends21012 Jan 2013 #3

The little things... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #4

Survivor's Guilt TahitiNut Jan 2013 #5

It's not just you, brother pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #6

Yup. TahitiNut Jan 2013 #8

great posts, pinboy3niner bigtree Jan 2013 #9

Priceless! ReRe Jan 2013 #7