Sadness and sorrow and grieving are no longer accepted in society. Feeling these emotions is now taboo. The assault on sadness is long time story. I remember at the earliest age the concept of a British stiff upper lip, enduring without showing any emotion for great losses. As a child I was punished for being…
My super power was dissociation and my counselor took my super power away. Well, it felt like that. Dissociation is the ability to disconnect, disengage and not be there for an experience. Lilly Hope Lucario https://themighty.com/2017/08/life-impacting-symptoms-of-complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/ Lilly agrees with me that dissociation is a coping tool. Works amazingly during times of extreme trauma. Using dissociation…
Needs shiny armor and white horse. Feeling helpless as a child I wanted someone to rescue me. That same theme is echoed in many childhood stories of someone swooping in and saving the day – EVERYDAY. The Lone Ranger, Mighty Mouse, The Prince in Cinderella and Snow White, Lassie, all continue this theme of someone…
Is there a difference? Some people treat all shame as if it is toxic shame. I tried multiple times to read a book on shame. I was so confused within a few pages at it batted back and forth between shame and toxic shame. Dictionary result for shame – Google dictionary /SHām/ noun 1. a…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 