A friend sent me a link, I looked it up and read through the article. I am glad they are adding another tool to the toolbox for coping with PTSD, but this is not new. It is a bit refined from instructions I had over 10 years ago. Sitting with emotions. Visualizing and rewriting a…
One of the articles I read discuss 6 forms of emotional abuse and give examples of each kind. https://afternarcissisticabuse.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/6-types-of-emotional-abuse-by-narcissistic-parents/ 1. Rejecting 2. Ignoring 3. Terrorizing 4. Isolating 5. Corrupting 6. Exploiting I remember a friend of mine telling me how furious she was when her teenage son came home and told her that her behavior…
Sometimes you have to walk away. People will question you, doubt you, suggest ways you could change the situation but the bottom line, sometimes you walk away. CPTSD/PTSD sometimes occurs due to abuse or ongoing abuse by someone close to us. Hardest thing to do is to walk away when you wish you could stay. …
I look around and try to find other people that shared their experiences with PTSD. I believe that getting different perspectives will help a person to recognize their own challenges. I am very aware that my reaction and abuse pushes towards the extreme end of PTSD continuum. I worry that someone might decide not to…
Healing From Complex Trauma and Ptsd/cptsd is a page I follow on face book. She posted a question about what NEVER to say to a survivor. These are as many responses as my computer allowed me to collect. If you are offended by swear words or sensitive situations, don’t read this. My purpose for sharing…
My sister posts stuff from Navy Seals on a regular basis. Today was a nice reminder to me. Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life Life is supposed to be hard from the time you abruptly come into the world until the time you slide in sideways to the end of the line! If it…
Sometimes I feel so alone. I watch other people playing, working and living while I try to get up off the couch. I felt isolated and alone. Counseling helped me to see that I am not alone. The internet helped me to connect with other people struggling with daily issues that sound a lot like…
There is a page I follow that lately has ranted that it is not fair to be told by counselors and others that a person can’t be loved unless they love themselves. I’m going to alter that a bit to perhaps shine a different meaning on what is being said. Until I believed myself lovable,…
After endings, come beginnings. Summer begins in 4 days. Heat already arrived. Winding down to finish off then gearing up to a new beginning. I used to be afraid of endings. I was afraid to let go of what I knew. I was convinced that what was in the dark was even worse than what…
I’m so glad they do. I never counted so carefully the days until the end of school. I’m exhausted. I did something WAY outside of my comfort zone. I was a part time substitute teacher for Fashion class. The students were awesome and I am wiped out. I chose to accept the principal’s request that…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 