“If you want the rainbow, then you must have the rain.” ~Annette Hanshaw TW sent some suggestions on going to sleep in comments. Whoa! 15 min. to “shut it down?!” Maybe it seems excessive to “use” this much time (as I do) but it’s not like I’m not “accomplishing” stuff, just substituting “mindless chores” and…
Huge topic….let me tell you. There is so much to write about this. It will have its own set of pages. Emotions is what life is made of, unfortunately with PTSD either they are shut off completely or buzz around like static or fling you are around like an ape in a rage. PTSD attacks…
Religion is a tough subject to tackle for a variety of reasons. We come from a variety of backgrounds, countries, faiths, religions and experiences with religion. One of the most difficult aspects is the cruelty that some experience that I refer to as Bible Bashing, abusers using scriptures and their version of what God thinks…
On Facebook I follow several PTSD pages. This one offered a free download on the basics of PTSD http://www.heartsmovingmountains.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=HMM&Screen=ptsd_basics Here is another link to start considering ideas to help combat anxiety associated with PTSD http://www.anxietybc.com/sites/default/files/adult_hmptsd.pdf I continue to search for more charts and webpages that address PTSD. If you know of a page that you…
My posts may seem like I am jumping around a bit. Reality is I have a big chart over my computer with columns of ideas. I am trying to fill in the big pieces. I am a strong advocate for suicide prevention but I also believe it takes more than saying, “Just say no”…..as the…
In the comments: “I found a few people I could talk to about suicide, i.e., when I felt like I was at the end of my rope. They were level headed and accepted I was depressed. They didn’t overreact. They didn’t lecture me or shame me. They accepted my feelings while ensuring I felt valued.…
Suicide Statistically speaking not every depressed person thinks about suicide but almost every suicide attempt is by someone that could be diagnosed with depression. Suicide attempts considered a cry for help or a feeling of hopelessness or or an ending to the never ending nightmare or several different reasons. If you are considering suicide as…
Counseling, fortunately, is becoming more acceptable. Unfortunately, media portrays every PTSD survivor as a threat or a liar. Great…(Read this word dripping in sarcasm, anyone willing to create a sarcasm font?) I don’t need the media making my life any harder than it already is. Determination is needed to start counseling. Courage required to keep…
Trauma = boundaries violated. If you never have a boundary, how do you teach them? A child knows only what is given. If they are given misinformation, they learn misinformation. It is possible to teach a child that black is white, that good is bad, that hunger is wrong, and hurting is ‘normal’. Twisted thinking…
Not me! Nothing all that bad happened to me. I don’t remember anything bad happening. Problems happen to everyone. Every kid has bad things happen. Its just part of growing up. Denial……If you don’t believe it happened then it didn’t happen, right? Wrong…..your body remembers. Your subconscious remembers. Your nightmare remembers. Denying anything is wrong…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 