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Ok i can assure you that in making this comment i definetely did not intend to offend anyone, i just found this out about him because i knew nothing about mccain, and i found it to be a interesting fact about him and i find that if someone is tortured and beaten for however long that would leave you with some mental issues and i find that to be an unstable characteristic of the next president of the USA now if that offends someone my apologies but it is my opinion............I copy and pasted this from the other blog i don't know if you saw it or not, like i said before i honestly did not see any harm in my comment, maybe i came off a little insensitive since as you stated i am not personally affected by this and if i had a better understanding my wording would have been a little different but still the fact remains i'm not sure of his stability .

Singlebutmarried, we just know all about PTSD and know the impact of it, they can be talking to you and you would never know it.
My dad has it and lived all his life with it, McCain has been in public Office for years and as I see it he is a leader, He my not be a great President, but I think he would be a better choice then Obama who my still be Muslim, a that is something I would not want...

Nobody is mad it's just a good topic.....

OMG gyro, this was beautiful and really said it like it is. I have been suffering from PTSD for seven years now. I always wonder if I am alone in this world. It is a scary feeling to be this way and nobody understands around you. I was "normal" before I went through the stalking and threats made against me from my ex and it has turned my world upside down. I hate the new me and I pray everyday to get out of it, but I don't know how to get over it. But thank you again. The poem is just so beautiful!

Mental illness has a HUGE stigma attached to it. It realy makes me angry.

survivor - I'm glad the poem got the point across. hang in there.

duv - thank you for the compliment. I hesitated on posting it. Poetry is a very personal thing to me. Glad you liked it.

GREAT poem and post. It might be a good idea to post some more info on PTSD.

For those who honestly want to understand PTSD do a search on it.

SBM when I come across a new FRIEND and I am told they have a disorder I research it. I may not get the full understanding of it but I do at least get where they are coming from. so my question to you is why wouldnt you research this subject before replying to it? and if by chance you did research it maybe you should do it again. I hate to tell you more "normal" people are by far more unstable then someone with a disorder. Read the poem again but this time understand the words that are there.

Anyway Gyro Im sorry didnt mean to go lipping off on your post. It is beautiful. You are a very good person with a huge heart.

Great post gyro, I have someone extremely close to me who suffers from this. My heart goes out to everyone who's been touched by this in one way or another.

I wrote this for super shortly after the accident. I think my poetry gives a better insight into PTSD than any fact sheet could.

You are the tiny fragment of serenity,
That finds it's way ito my broken soul-
The strength that reaches into my weakness,
Trying to make me whole.

I try not to feel but I still have a heart,
Though it may be broken and scarred-
You lend me some of your compassion,
When life is just a little too hard.

I'm tired of crying and being afraid,
These things have taken over my life-
I no longer feel I can sit and rest,
Regaining "me" is an exhausting strife.

Day by day I tell myself,
Everything will work out in the end-
I'm tired of hating the person in me,
I want to be my friend.

Hope this helps survivormom, you are NOT alone.

I'm so glad this helped you. I have a big problem expressing my feelings. That's why I put it down in words. I made super read these poems and tell me if they sounded stupid.:-)
I have only cried maybe 10 times in the past 5 years. I wish I could sometimes, but it feels like all my emotions are locked inside, I feel them, but for the life of me can't get them out. My kids say I am heartless sometimes, and that bothers me. It's a twisted, strange thing, because I am NOT hearless. Too many times though, my emotions come out as anger no matter what I'm feeling. I'm here for you survivor, and you are very welcome. It feels good to help someone else.

sorry, that sounded like I was being a crybaby!
I read and called a hot-line till the panic passed...literally thank God for those 24 hour help hot lines! The people I've gotten on them have always been so NICE and helpful! I'm on zoloft now & it helps...haven't had a pa for over a year...:)

survivormom and witeduv - I was very leary of posting this blog, to expose a side of myself that some people in our society look down upon. I was afraid to get hateful, mean comments. I applaud you both for sharing the fact that you both have some issues to deal with. It seems I am always afraid to talk about it, but I have met some people on this site that have given me the courage (without even realizing what they did) to stand up for what I believe.