PTSD before, now attacked in my own parking lot
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From: anon on 24 Mar 2007 15:07 After some years of dealing with PTSD, I was attacked and beaten last night in my own parking lot. I'm pretty shaken up.
From: Turtle on 24 Mar 2007 23:47 Are you ok?
From: anon on 27 Mar 2007 19:43 Not great, but fortunately nowhere as bad as it could have been. There were apparently quite a few witnesses, none stepped forward to help, or to offer themselves as witnesses to the police after. I lay on the pavement for perhaps a half hour before the police finally were called and came. In some ways, that hurts more then the blows themselves. Thanks so much for asking... "Turtle" <cjstevenson82(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1174794431.878920.72430(a)l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > Are you ok? > >
From: Nancy on 28 Mar 2007 12:07 Hi anon! > Not great, but fortunately nowhere as bad as it could have been. > There were apparently quite a few witnesses, none stepped forward to > help, or to offer themselves as witnesses to the police after. I lay > on the pavement for perhaps a half hour before the police finally were > called and came. In some ways, that hurts more then the blows > themselves. Fear is certainly a powerful feeling. Sounds to me as though the witnesses are more frightened than you! I am glad that you are recovering. Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
From: anon on 29 Mar 2007 00:50
Thanks for the note Nancy. It may seem strange, but I'm not used to fear. At the world trade center on 9-11, I remember that the only thing I was really afraid off was not being able to do what was needed. At the time, I think I was too caught up in the nuts and bolts of what I was doing to feel any kind of personal fear. I've joked sometimes that I have an inner robot that comes out and helps me thru situations like that. I've been any kind of tough guy, but on the other hand, I've never been much afraid of others either. Now though, I'm having physical health problems of my own. On a purely physical level, I'm pretty vulnerable. It was very easy for this young punk to knock me right over. To a predator like that, I was easy prey. I want to be eighteen again! "Nancy" <kipconi(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:Xns99017B66AEBC6kipconimsncom(a)69.28.186.120... > Hi anon! > >> Not great, but fortunately nowhere as bad as it could have been. >> There were apparently quite a few witnesses, none stepped forward to >> help, or to offer themselves as witnesses to the police after. I lay >> on the pavement for perhaps a half hour before the police finally were >> called and came. In some ways, that hurts more then the blows >> themselves. > > Fear is certainly a powerful feeling. > > Sounds to me as though the witnesses are more frightened than you! > > I am glad that you are recovering. > > Smile and there will be something to smile about! > Nancy |