Field trip at school gave me the opportunity to listen to Anne Grady, the keynote speaker. She is funny, real and gets it. I bought both her books and she signed them. 🙂 First book is Strong Enough- Choosing Courage, Resilience and Triumph. The second book is 52 strategies for Live, Love, & Work. One…
One of the things that often overwhelms a person with PTSD is negotiating troubled waters, difficult relationships, uncharted experiences, and other stuff that is just plain difficult. Relationship challenges probably hit the top of the list for almost every person with PTSD. Many resort to reclusing, aloneness, hibernating, withdrawing or some other form of getting…
I hope the link works. I played the video several times before it played nicely. I felt it was worth the effort. https://petapixel.com/2017/05/09/incredible-flower-timelapse-took-3-years-8tb-photos-create/
Caution Rant post…… People say, “Stop apologizing all the time.” But then they tell you what is wrong with you and expect an apology. People say, “You are enough.” Then they tell you how much you hurt other people and you are not enough. People say, “Accept me how I am.” But refuse…
I try to care for myself but I seem to put hurdles in front of my that make it more difficult. I am cutting soy out of my diet. But then I look longingly at the bake goodies that all have soy in them. Reading the label 20 times does not change the ingredients. However,…
What? I am supposed to self-care? Don’t I have enough to do caring for everyone else? https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy, my sister, found this link and shared it on her project/blog. Last round of 25 things my sister wrote after I did. This time I think I will reverse it and post the link to her…
My counselor told me early on that his goal for me was to not just survive but to thrive. Rah Rah Great….The next week I came back and asked, “What is thriving?” At first he seemed to think I was jerking his chain then he realized I didn’t know what he meant, for real. He…
How really messed up I was. I excelled at the hiding game. Our children were the first ones to really notice a recurring theme that their mother was not the same in all situations. One of them accused me of lying. I was appalled. When I entered counseling and discovered the dance between personalities that…
The past week I encountered a variety of web pages sharing different perspectives on symptoms of complex PTSD. The first one is from a known source The Mighty. This page hosts sections of their page devoted to different challenges. Their articles are often thought provoking and challenging. To me, for the most part, fairly accurate. …
I was asked how did I reconnect to my feelings…….This is my response. My counselor worked with me for years but there are a few basics that made a big difference. Rule #1 Stop lying, especially to yourself. Emotions are messy and temporary. Ignoring them, they will go away taking happiness, contentment and joy with…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 