Dr. John A. KingIndigenous Australian. 100% Human. Neo-Noir Novelist. Poet. Speaker. Performance coach. More than a Survivor. Terrible Golfer, Awkward Dancer🕺

Grow Or Die - #dealwithit - living well with PTSD

2 May 2018 · 1 min

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In this segment Dr. John A. King recounts a past rugby injury that required physiotherapy. Although his knee healed, he found himself still walking with a limp out of habit, illustrating how lingering behaviors can persist even after physical recovery. He draws a parallel to PTSD recovery, warning that people can habitually expect their injuries or limitations to remain even when they have actually healed. King stresses the necessity of continuously pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to foster personal growth, and he clarifies the crucial distinction between failure—defined as trying again after a setback—and giving up, which means never attempting again. This perspective underscores an essential mindset for effective recovery.

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I remember I had this old rugby injury and all my muscles were jacked up and my knee was jacked up. And I went in and got physiotherapy and got it fixed. And it was fixed. But I noticed that I would occasionally still walk with a limp when there was no need to walk with a limp because that was just a habit I'd gotten into. I think it's the same in our process of recovery. We can get in a habit of expecting our injury or our inability or our restrictions to still be in place when we've actually grown beyond that. That's why it's very important to continually push yourself beyond your comfort zone and into a place where you are striving to be a better person. There's a total difference between failing and giving up. Giving up means that you won't ever try again. Failure means that. You are trying again. And I think that's a very important part of recovering.