I go along doing fairly well then life throws in a plot twist and I am scrambling to keep my head above water again. I am noticing that with more coping techniques I do better. This week I strove for acceptance of others. Some one cheered me on saying that she hoped things were better. …
Because your brain is there. Research shows how the brain functions with memories and emotions. I learned terms like amygdala hijacking, limbic system, and other parts of the brain. I learned that smell cuts right to the center of the brain so produces the most powerful PTSD response. Yes, there are times I look up…
Most people are aware of the two stress responses Fight or Flight. Back in 1920, Walter Cannon coined the phrase that I grew up with all my life. https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~berczii/hans-selye/walter-cannon-fight-or-flight-response.html My mother studied stress so I heard plenty about it. However, I was in counseling before I learned these basic primal responses have a couple of cousins,…
It would have bit you. Raised in the desert this was not an idle saying. Poisons snakes were serious consideration. Impending doom lurked everywhere. Sometimes I get tired of looking for the threats and ignore what is so close to me. Happened this week. I was thoroughly rattled by an encounter with a belligerent student. …
My reminder popped up to remind me that I need to pay again for the use of my domain. Please understand, the ads you see on the posts do not benefit me directly. Word Press is the beneficiary making it possible for me to afford my domain. I am one person sharing what I learned…
I went hunting and found the maladaptive schema post from about 2 years ago. http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2015/05/maladaptive-schemas.html I am curious how I am doing now….. Black is the definition, red is Roots2blossom, Judy and my comments from 2 years ago and green is now. There is a larger explanation on the web page and I recommend looking…
https://roots2blossom.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/maladaptive-schema-finally-a-name-for-those-diseased-roots/ This was in my drafts for over a year. I needed to revisit it. I am sharing links to this one but I also lived it survived it. I am doing a bit of back sliding so needed a reminder to keep fighting forward. The link has a lot more information about Roots2blossom’s battle. …
Emerging from Broken is one of the blogs that is another survivor learning to live. Learning that their past needs to be acknowledged and accepted before going forward in the healing process. Emerging From Broken “I had been defined by the ways that others treated me. I believed that I didn’t deserve more then what…
I chatted with my sister this morning and something she said triggered this great idea for a post. Now, I’m completely blank. I may or may not remember it later. My sister may comment and remind me or it really wasn’t all that brilliant idea and best left unposted. I worked many years in counseling…
I started counseling over 15 years ago. At the time, I told my counselor I could count on one hand how many times I had cried, then I named them. He taught me that crying was an expression of deep emotion and was good for releasing pent up feelings. I was ridiculed as a child…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 