Posted by:
Breeze
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Date: February 22, 2017 02:17AM
Sorry you have PTSD. I have battled with that all my life, but have been able to achieve my goals, and be a good mother, and be happy. Never give up with that. The abusers who gave you PTSD are the messed up ones, not you. You can recover. Get therapy, preferable a non-Mormon cognitive behavioral therapist.
Yes, I agree it would be more useful to compare who you are now with the old TBM you, and measure how far YOU have progressed, as an individual.
Some think it is unwise to compare yourself to others. Especially, if you are depressed or are down on yourself, you can always find someone who is better than you are. If you like to boost your own ego by disparaging others, then you can compare yourself to ones less fortunate.
I do believe that when you are out of the cult, you see others more clearly, against the background of the world in general. What I mean is, that Mormons can stand out in their own community, and anoint each other with holy "authority", and become revered stake presidents, apostles, and whatnot--but out in the real, broader perspective of the world, they seem to be robotic, arrogant and full of hate.
I've seen Mormons treat each other like dirt, and get away with it, but in the business world, that kind of rudeness doesn't fly. Like the ordinary little boy declared that the Emperor had no clothes, the average citizen sees Mormons as having no Truth.
I can tell you this: You are less messed up now, than when you were a TBM.