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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
One challenge most if not all of those survival stories do no include is muddled thinking and the organic propensity for depression.
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Well, it's hard to say whether any of these people dealt with those challenges. I can't imagine that Stockdale would have been thinking clearly while being tortured, but I guess I can't really say. But I definitely agree that some of us are born with a propensity for depression and others are born optimists. There are mountains and mountains of research confirming this, and it survives all of the attempts at debunking by the "blank slaters." And the depressive mindset presents its own unique set of challenges--no doubt about that.
But I don't think that that means that those of us with depression, muddled thinking, and brain injuries cannot also overcome extraordinary hurdles. On the contrary, there are many stories of people coming back from such injuries and having fulfilling lives (some of which are in the sticky above).
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
I have often thought about how I would do on my own. I may be fine but also may slowly sink into a state of inability to make positive choices about my own care.
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It's awful. It was quite difficult enough fending for myself and dealing with severe health problems before my brain injury; since then, it has nearly broken me. Fortunately, I was able to pull off a pretty major change in attitude early this year, and I intend on keeping it.
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Fortunately, this forum offers me to opportunity to see the many success I have had over the years as I have found ways to overcome many of my struggles.
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It's been immensely valuable for me as well.