| I second asking elsewhere but as you may want some good news, I'll give you my experience - I experienced Post Traumatic Growth ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_growth ). I experienced a severe 4 month PTSD event in 2019 pre-covid (covid later didn't help), plus 1.5 years of related issues, the psychological side effect of constant depressing stress that couldn't be escaped resulted in physical problems - twitches, verbal stuttering, indecisiveness, emotional swings and regular memory loss (both short term and of the event). Around the end of 2021 as I recovered I found I had the ability to learn like really, really easily, I did 3 IT certifications in 3 months, MS, Google and an AWS cram, got noticed at work for higher achievement in solving issues there too - winning a hackathon and receiving an unrelated pay rise - it felt like no boundaries and I put this down to the fog lifting.
I was still a little unhappy behind the scenes despite this, but by 2022 I felt 95% recovered (I doubt I'll be 100%" as I'm a different person now as a consequence). Sadly the ability and urge to achieve like in 2021 went away - a window in total of around 6 months I was able to run at this "higher level" without much effort. Articles on PTG say extroverts are more likely to experience it - I'm introverted but can socialise when challenged or feel like putting in effort (but prefer not to and avoid presentations etc.), so don't get disheartened if you think you may not have the personality for it, just remember to watch out in case it does and take full advantage :) Extra info: Did 2 sessions a week with a psychiatrist for months - talking - not EMDR or CBT as they weren't as effective* - usually ended up in tears every time and over running - I rarely cried at all up to 2019, and flat out refused to take drugs the doctor suggested because they affect concentration and I didn't want to dull my ability more than it was already. * They were, but I didn't want to go down that route as one session made me experience a load of events I'd forgotten details of, to the degree it was like hypnosis, I could see
more, hear new noises and almost feel the cold touch of things in the memories almost like I was asleep. That was expected but I wasn't warned of it properly. |