- Feb 7, 2004
- 75
- 4
- 70
- Faith
- Other Religion
- Marital Status
- Married
- Politics
- US-Republican
I was told today that I have a trauma-based personality - that is slightly different from the PTSD that I thought it was..... TBP is something beyond PTSD - when there have been numerous severe traumas and one has found coping mechanisms that allow one to maintain an equalibrium so one can function....... but after 50 years of coping my mechanism has finally worn out and the teeth have all borken off......
I'm supposed to start journaling and begin the task of identifying the coping mechaniams that are protecting me from or are anticipating traumas..... in an effort to eventually re-build myself
I admit deep resistance to this - even thought it is I who identified that I have a problaem and have actively sought help.....
through the EAP @ work they found a therapist - but he is not a believer and that may present problem......
I'm supposed to start journaling and begin the task of identifying the coping mechaniams that are protecting me from or are anticipating traumas..... in an effort to eventually re-build myself
I admit deep resistance to this - even thought it is I who identified that I have a problaem and have actively sought help.....
through the EAP @ work they found a therapist - but he is not a believer and that may present problem......