I was browsing through my bookmarks and looked over the list of articles all about child abuse and what needs to be done about it. The articles start in 1985. http://www.vachss.com/av_dispatches/parade_articles.html Thirty years and we aren’t any closer to answers. The number of children abused is increasing. I remember as a teenager watching a movie…
I am always looking for new information to share that I believe might be helpful. This blog: http://somesecrets.info/blog/ Is about a book on how to teach children about child abuse, “Some secrets should never be kept.” Several of the blog posts have a number of excellent ideas on how to help children. So why have…
Stereo typical behaviors of anxiety sometimes eclipse subtle or different forms that can happen. Facebook shared a few suggestions. (If whoever owns the picture objects and wishes me to take it down, I will do so. I hope, however, you allow it to stay to help others. I did a search but couldn’t find the…
I knew when I was in high school that I was a bit odd. When I complained to my dad he reassured me I was like every other teenager. Well, I talked to my friends and I kept feeling that there was something wrong with me. I passed out in high school, my friends didn’t. …
I planned this post when I wrote yesterdays post. One of the comments stated so clearly how to begin the journey towards healthy self-love and self-respect. From Grace to Survive: “remember gentleness, compassion and warm, loving feelings towards oneself, that they begin within, that yes, I deserve it too, in fact, I deserve it first…
I follow several PTSD pages on Facebook. I am struggling lately with some of the attitudes I am encountering. I think they bother me most because I struggle with the same thing. They moan and groan that they want to be accepted for themselves in spite of their PTSD and actions. (I do separate PTSD…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 