I have used mindfulness techniques to live in the present, not the past or future. Looking back and focusing on negative experiences held me back and kept me living in fear. I have PTSD.
Also i found that predicting the future was a problem for me. I could never go in to a situation without trying to predict my immediate future by using my negative experience of the past as indicators...
A real terrible way to live.. It's just an ever increasing cycle of fear and inevitable violence.
Using mindfulness techniques after counselling taught me to use them was the way forward for me. I'm in no way cured but I'm managing to fight through my demons and enjoy my life..
I have become spiritual.
Thanks for your post, it was thought provoking for me..
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@theaverageman I'm happy to hear you have been able to find a way to let your past go, partially or fully.
The only tip I would give you based on what you said is, if it helps you, if not, just ignore it:
You cannot have ptsd, it is not a thing. You 'do' ptsd. Therefore I hope you will do less and less of ptsd every single day because it is not helpful to you and a waste of energy.
You are right, i do "do" PTSD. it's something that i never realized i had. When i was diagnosed as suffering PTSD i was able to challenge some of my fears. Anxiety is a reaction, sometimes not logical, to any given situation. It can cripple you with fear...
Well what I don't like about diagnosis is that it doesn't just put a label on you, it takes away your control. Because if something 'is' it cannot be changed or influenced. Also you probably don't 'have' ptsd when you have to pee real bad. So this means you are not 'doing' ptsd the whole day. You have specific moments where you do it, and moments where you don't. That's why I'm not a big fan of diagnosis the way it is being done currently.