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NikNikSenior Contributor
Join @Former-Member from 7pm AEDT discussing and exploring Post Traumatic Growth, a theory 'that people who endure psychological struggle following adversity can often see positive growth afterward.' - Richard Tedeschi, PhD, and Lawrence Calhoun, PhD, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1996
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@Phoenix_Rising you have said it so eloquently.
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
@CheerBear that makes sense, thanks. 🙂
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
Hi @BlueBay,
I don't want to speak for @CheerBear, but I'm wondering if she means that we tend to internalise the stories that others tell about us. For example, my previous psychologist told me I was a stupid f*cking borderline who could only ever be contained and managed. Consequently, when I am super struggling, I see myself as a stupid f*cking borderline who can only ever be contained and managed. You see? The story I tell myself is that which I've been told by another.
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Unknown userMember
Hi @Former-Member,
We are at the halfway point so you are still welcome to join in/follow on from here 
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MeeCasual Contributor
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
Yeah @Phoenix_Rising I understand now. thanks. Sorry I'm a bit slow and sometimes i need a bit of explaining. 🙂
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
@Former-Memberwrote:Whether altruism really exists is one of my favourite debates @Former-Member!
Ooooh let's have that debate one day @Former-Member and @Former-Member...although it sounds like we may all be on the same side. 
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Unknown userMember
OOH, that sounds like an idea @Phoenix_Rising
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AdgeSenior Contributor
I don't like that saying either @Phoenix_Rising "What doesn't k...l us makes us stronger" - it makes you worn out & sick, that's what it really does...
I'm okay with Resilient though.
I don't feel Resilient at all, but I take it as a big compliment when my psychologist says that I am...
Adge
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
still plenty of time @Former-Member 
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