What is your biggest (non mental health condition) achievement?

[MarkJT]

Was watching, "The Voice" last night and there was a young lass who didn't leave the house for two years because of panic attacks, how here she is on National TV singing in front of four judges.

I sat back and thought that even if no one turns around and picks her, she has already won - what a brilliant achievement that was.

What is your biggest achievement?

Mine is overcoming PTSD and functioning quite well but the mental health conditions aside, I would have to say completing my first marathon. A pure punishment of the mind and body and I completed this in the early days of my recovery when i was quite wounded and struggling.

To be able to push myself to complete it gave me a massive burst of confidence that I can overcome the PTSD beast and get on with life.

Mark

[Guest_128]

Hey Mark good to see you.

Dont know if I told you why I have that crap name,

so as I tried to sign in to bb I went through animal,nicknames,passwords,etc,had a dummy spit and got stuck with it, I will ask to change when I work out who I will be,very strange.

Later for now

[Banjoman]

Hello everyone, it is wonder to see all these achievements, I though I would share.

I have shamefully struggle with reading and writing since I was a child, that is almost 32 years of being a functional illiterate. After losing another job due to poor illiteracy, making that the 7th forced career change, I finally reached out for help last year through the Read and Writing hotline. They hooked me up with a volunteer tutor which I see every Saturday. Since then I have made great progress. This is the first time I have come back to this forum without needing someone to type or read back for me.

P.N.

[Guest_128]

Wow Banjoman,

You made me cry,that is so awesome,good for you.

Later

[MarkJT]

Banjoman, here i am sitting here, brain is cooked from a massive day at work, tired from exercise, about to go to bed and then read your post....wow....just wow...that is just so friggin awesome!! MASSIVE smile on my face now and i have perked right up. Thank you so much for that injection of energy.

I hope that you are feeling so massively proud of yourself. You should be because that is brilliance personified.

Thanks for sharing and being able to type it yourself, so proud of you.

Mark.

[MarkJT]

9 names later, the good old dilemma about usernames...i have sat there for ages trying to work one out!!

Good luck with deciding!

Mark

[Banjoman]

Thank you, 9 names later and Mark.

Your replies have made me cry and also reflect proudly on what I have achieved.

One day, perhaps I will share my whole story journey as an illiterate man. I feel it is worth telling.

Thank you for letting me share.

[Guest_128]

Hey,

just a quick note,

I am 45 have been diagnosed with bipolar,anxiety and maybe ADHD.

In the last couple of months I have worked out that all these years I have a learning disability some sort of autism.

wanted to share this with you. I am going to put a thread up soon about it.

Hope your day is good.(hi Mark)

Later

[MarkJT]

9 names, getting a diagnoses, i found to be really helpful. It allowed me to own it and know what i had to do to recover.

Hows that name change going?

Mark.

[Guest_128]

Your not funny,(I think you are)

brain hurts when I try to think of new name😳

For a diagnosis of learning disabilities was going to cost me $1200

So I told them to shove it up there

Later

[Banjoman]

Hey 9 names.

I imagine some university could be keen to diagnose learning disabilities in adults for free. Try giving them a ring.

Also, I am keen to read your thread regarding your thought and experiences with having a learning disability.

thank you,