One of the more irritating questions that my counselor harped on “Why do you keep giving your power away?” It irritated me because I didn’t believe I had any power to give away in the first place. Punching him crossed my mind once or twice but he always kept plenty of floor space between his…
PTSD and grief are similar that you need to go through these steps. Try another route if you must but you still come through these 4 steps. Thanks to my friend in Australia for sharing this. I’m glad I just found this :© EPEC Project,1999 Module 12: Last Hours of Living, Part 3 Page…
PTSD Break The Silence Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse wherein your partner manipulates your perception of reality. Here’s 10 signs you’re being gaslighted. 1. You’re told something is normal that you can feel deep in your bones is not. Say your husband (or partner or boyfriend or even friend) does something you find…
Every person heals at their own rate and in their own way. However, I learned from reading many blogs, books, and articles that there are a few basic rules that show up on a regular basis. Rule #1 Stop lying, especially to yourself. This is difficult to look at your own life without excuses or…
Awareness of childhood sexual abuse It is far more dangerous to be falsely healed than authentically and admittedly broken. I have great days and terrible ones. I have a long way to go, but don’t we all? Abuse victims or otherwise? The day I stop trying to make a difference for those still struggling with…
Kids experience PTSD. Too often instead of recognizing PTSD children are labeled over sensitive, trouble makers, or other acting out behaviors. I came across a sheet of tips for parents and teachers about PTSD in children. Many of the suggestions work for adults too. Click to access PTSDTipSheet81310.pdf Update: Be careful following some of the…
Working to understand children helps me to understand me. Hints and tips on the Understood.org pages are designed to help understand how children with learning disabilities may feel. Here is something to consider. Some people with PTSD also have learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury TBI, or other challenges that sometimes leads to having PTSD or…
I help out in Early Childhood Education class. I scanned in pages to do with infant, toddler and preschool emotions. Each page had a red box declaring if the emotional needs are not met it may cause mental health problems for the rest of their lives. The words, “No Shit,” come to mind. Sadly, no…
sphincter muscles. Yup. All week I worked on a list of vocabulary words for school. One was sphincter muscle. The explanation was long and almost as confusing. I had a 3rd column that gave a short more direct answer. This morning I stared at the word then burst out laughing. I knew I couldn’t use…
Why bother sharing information about behaviors of abusers? Sometimes you are so used to being put down, called names, made a butt of a joke, or gaslighted that you don’t recognize the behavior as abusive. I work at a high school, about once a year I talk to the classes about boundaries and how to…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 