tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739107202118962075.post3022234650815141081..comments2024-01-06T16:56:17.910-06:00Comments on Musings & Meanderings: Close EncountersMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01830964784682748651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739107202118962075.post-68574653890074239692015-01-17T13:37:35.316-06:002015-01-17T13:37:35.316-06:00If it will make you feel any better, I do not have...If it will make you feel any better, I do not have ptsd or a history of abuse but sometimes how I have reacted to people makes me uncomfortable.<br />I spent a career as a teacher and played the political game which was masking what I thought and smiling at people. I stifled so much of myself. I am a creative person and it spills out at the edges.<br />Anyway, I'll point to a specific item. I ran into two of the "beautiful people" who are natural borne players in the world of politics. I just did not feel like seeing them but before I could go another direction, my dang dog hones in for some serious sniffing. Long story short, they bound up to me. I barely acknowledge them.<br />I should have greeted them and all the jazz like I did in the past. I really did not understand why I did as I did. I just did not want to fool with them. If and when I see them again, I will be friendly and act as if it did not happen. I really feel awkward.<br />I think you did much in sharing your ptsd. There is comfort in not being alone with your problems. You are just a caring person. However, everyone must reach their own peace and you should not feel responsible.<br />With the yoga instructor, that is the problem with sharing with people. They get to feeling they have a right to have an opinion and input in what is personal to you. She stepped over the boundary. She may have similar experiences but she is not you. <br />Take care, Ann Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.com