My Battle with Depression: Conclusion

The process of growing and changing is really an ongoing process.
A person who is determined to grow and self-improve, once they have gotten started and have experienced the success that goes with making real and lasting improvements, is going to find themselves living the rest of their life looking for and anxious to make just one more, even small, improvement in their thinking, attitudes, self-image, and self-confidence.

And so it is with me.  Some could say that I still have and live with at least a few of the behaviors associated with my PTSD condition.  And that is most likely true.  However, I believe that if I was evaluated and diagnosed today, I would not be diagnosed as having PTSD, because I do not have, do not live with, and do not struggle against enough negative learned behaviors to justify such a diagnosis.

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In sharing this part of my life, I am not seeking to promote myself as being better than anyone else.  I am simply seeking to use a part of my life to make the point that I am not better than you, I simply exercise my right to not stay stupid.

You have the ability to make the same decision.  You have the ability to decide that you are going to do whatever it takes to learn how to overcome just one more negative self-defeating behavior, and then another one after that.  It’s your life, take charge of it and learn how to live it so that you do not become someone else’s bully or continue to live as if you are their victim.

David W. Kemper, Author
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