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Marla Handy
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Half a Decade Later
Five years ago, I published No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a personal narrative of my experience with PTSD. In doing so, I gave up any pretension of finally fitting in, of self-growing so well that I would achieve a blank slate that I could then fill with peace, loving kindness, and that exercise program I keep meaning to establish.
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“Those who have accepted the facts of my life often find me admirable for surviving, even thriving, in spite of it all. You might think I would find that comforting, but I never have. It creates, or emphasizes, the distance between us. They see triumph over past obstacles, whereas I experience the continuing vulnerability of walking a tightrope. There is no point of completion, no sigh of relief, no victory dance in the end zone.”
― No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
― No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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