When I was a teenager, I collected posters. I had them all over my room. “Life is a Journey, Not a destination.” You can mourn because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Lincoln Plus many more. Now, I collect Memes. They litter my desktop because my Mac can take a…
I spent a few weeks browsing PTSD web sites and Facebook pages. I found I was getting frustrated with what appeared to me a feeling of fatalism coming across the pages. The general tone is “PTSD took everything from me and now I have nothing except nightmares.” The overall tone of hopelessness was depressing. I…
for 30 seconds. The thebettermanprojects.com inspire me on a regular basis. Today isn’t any different. http://thebettermanprojects.com/inspiration/11355-do-or-die Expresses a mantra I use on a regular basis. My counselor suggested I tone it down a bit. I looked at my counselor and replied, “If I didn’t have a do or die attitude, I wouldn’t have lived.” Evan…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 