I lived without emotions for quite a while. I would file them under the ‘do not disturb box.’ I did this for a good reason. Growing up in a home where being ’emotional’ was like the worse thing you could do, I stifled my emotions more and more. Did not help growing up being a…
Every so often I read something that resonates with me and how I am feeling. For those people that are offended by swearing, please stop reading now. For the rest of you, I am sharing David Goggins post on Facebook. My sister introduced me to his blog and shares his posts. Tonight I needed this…
I wasn’t allowed to have feelings or they were purposely and maliciously twisted for the purposes of my abusers. Stop the feelings – stop my abusers controlling me. This brings me to self care #5 Allowing myself to feel all emotions – joy and anger are the most difficult for me. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy’s…
Routines are built to get things done. Most people don’t write down basics like shower, get dressed, eat. They don’t need to. They simply do them every day without fail. Not so with an abuse survivor. CPTSD disables a person from believing that they should be taken care of by themselves or anyone else. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/…
Months ago, I read this article on self-care, then I immersed myself in a huge costume project that self care came so far down the list I was down right mean to myself. I focused on finishing, DH(darling husband) made sure I ate and sewed for me when others decided the project was too big…
I am reading and writing more about goal setting and how to go about it. Todd Bauerle wrote an article that responded to another article about not setting goals. The title put me off but I set that aside and read on. It made sense. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/goal-setting-youre-doing-wrong-todd-l-bauerle/ Todd’s focus is on how to create a dream. …
Use baby steps, SMART goals, planning, moving forward, crawling to get there. Around this time of year I post information about SMART goals. I am also learning to use them more effectively myself. Basically make a plan then work the plan. Back for review: https://ptsd-acceptingcopingthriving.com/2015/12/31/smart-baby-steps/ What is a SMART goal? Found an article online that…
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat which road she should take: “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don’t much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t much matter which way…
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