Any other cPTSD or TBI society drop outs who are productive off grid?
Hey folks. I’m new to this interesting group. This is about being productive while also being sick and coming out the other side. I was told I have cPTSD after decades of needing to basically drop out of society. For years I had so much brain fog and pain but did not know why. I could not do a career or family so I dedicated myself to learning mainly. Decades later I was told there is scar tissue on my brain. I’ve been on the Reddit off grid, cPTSD, vandwelling group for a few years and they have gotten a bit stale to me personally but are great otherwise. Some very knowledgeable people there who helped me learn about my condition. I searched for cPTSD in this groups posts with not one hit. That made me curious If there’s others who are lurking or not mentioning it. I’m hyper productive off grid but exhausted myself and ended up in hospital. I attempted things I should never have attempted alone and did not know when to quit. PTSD, TBI, and cPTSD can make life weird and difficult. But I did some amazing things. Like moving a house 60 miles, etc, lolz. Like building a world class Permaculture site by myself. Like teaching interns about Permaculture. With cPTSD I’d get up at 5:00 in the morning and be a self starter. The problem was I was not being paid. So it all collapsed eventually. It took 30 years and I was forced to walk away from it and be borderline homeless. . That’s how insidious cPTSD can be on a life. I’ll probably never know how much is cPTSD and how much is TBI. But I’m grateful I managed to channel time and energy into something beautiful. Now I do a mini hometead. I relax a lot more. I got a dog and a place with a view. I watch the clouds go by more. I guess my point is a disability is a beginning not a end. A chance to redefine what productivity is. Thanks for reading my story. Sorry for the run-on paragraph.