Posted by ruby on July 4, 2003, at 11:16:57
In reply to welcome ruby from a fellow ptsd-er, posted by zenhussy on July 3, 2003, at 23:05:57
Hi folks--
Thanks so much for your welcome; though i'm not new to computers and the internet, I've not had much experience with these group-type things so it is all new and kind of amazing to me.
my therapist gave me his email address and i've been writing these long emails to him between sessions and he has been amazingly receptive to them as long as he doesn't have to reply....which actually has been okay after we talked through. anyway, it is nice to send out an email and get a response.
i don't know about the rest of the country, but here in new york we are once again on high alert--national guardsmen in the subway stations and on some trains, police check points, and various close-downs in response to suspicious things which we usually are not informed about. it does tend to increase one's anxiety level even when one feels generally fine about living in nyc. my four closest friends have moved out of the city since 9/11--two would have moved any way, two moved b/c of the events. that has been a huge loss for me, and when i'm so low like this it is difficult to make new friends...and difficult to depend on the few friends left...i am lucky to have one friend who "gets it" but she lives in new jersey, has 3 kids, and works full time.
anyway, there is my chat. by the way, noa, my name comes from a dream i had about me as a little girl digging deep into a trench and finding the ruby...it is something i've held on to through out this difficult time.
i hope you all find some peace this day and thanks again for your encouragement and responses.
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