When were you happiest?

@Byron8by7 What was it about that specific time frame?

@NewKidInTown

Harmony within my family, with a certain kind of peaceful joy, as well as my own personal fulfillment.

@Byron8by7 Sounds perfect. Why did things change?

@NewKidInTown

PTSD due to catastrophic natural disaster.

@Byron8by7 I'm very very sorry to hear this. I hope you are able to recover, and rebuild your life back to when you were happiest.

@NewKidInTown

I more or less "recovered." but things were never the same.

@Byron8by7 It's difficult to go back to things being the same after a traumatic life event. You have to pick up the pieces, and in many ways, start over again, but with having that new experience shading your life, and how you approach it. very difficult.

@NewKidInTown

You have only a certain degree of control, and you can only do a certain amount of "positive thinking."

@Byron8by7 I can't pretend to know what you've been through, and are facing now. I do know that acknowledgement of an issue or problem is the first step toward getting better.

@NewKidInTown

I am in a much different place now, with very different circumstances and challenges; it is much more than just a matter of acknowledgement. I am doing what I can in my situation.

@Byron8by7 I believe you. And I can only wish you the best. Feel free to talk anytime :)

@NewKidInTown

Thanks. Cheers.

@Byron8by7 I just looked at your profile. 100 years of Solitude is one of my favorite books.