The damning words of ‘Just get over it’ or ‘move on’ ring in my ears at time. It hurts. I tried over and over an over to ‘just get over it.’ Everything I tried was like kicking the walls of an old dry well, more dirt and crap fell on top of me. I sat…
Facebook is a place I liked several PTSD web pages plus others that advocate and share ways to heal. One of these is Emerging from broken. This is one of her posts Emerging From Broken I deserved to heal, but first I had to believe that I had something I needed to heal from. I…
Each year, a group places a flag for every death at the park from the September 11th terrorist attack. They call it the Healing Field. I go and take pictures. I cry over names of people I never knew. I grieve for the soldiers and the fireman and the officers and the children and all…
I read many things looking for answers on how to cope better with living. I found a link to an article about creating a worry box. It is a simple method not to hide or ignore worries but a way to acknowledge them and give them a place to go, your worry box. This could…
9/11 PTSD survivors need to plan how to cope during Painful Anniversaries. But I also believe that allowing ourselves to cry and grieve past hurts is healing. Acknowledging something happened was terrible reminds us that it really was not our imagination. 9/11 has a special significance for me because that is when I found out…
I forgot my childhood….all of it. I remembered nothing except tiny snippets here and there. I didn’t talk about my past. My children were not regaled with tales of my childhood growing up. It was a dark secret that I didn’t recall. Counseling changed all that. I will tell you honestly that not knowing was…
PTSD Support And Recovery added a new photo (remember Facebook links take you to your Facebook instead of mine.) I believe you. It is OK to not be OK. It’s not your fault Be kind to yourself Ask, ‘what can I do(for you)?’ Getting help through therapy and medication DOES NOT make you weak! !…
September 11 is coming….an anniversary of a vicious attack on innocent people in the name of terrorism. For PTSD survivors such anniversaries may trigger nightmares, anxiety, melt downs and a host of other challenges. I appreciate others posting their suggestions on Facebook, this is from Welby O’Brien. Yes, it is military background. That’s ok. Welby…
I’ve put off writing this post for several days. I wrote it in my head many times. I am now up at 3 AM unable to sleep with the feeling, God won’t let me sleep until I get it done…FINE (Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional.) I continue to do research on coping with PTSD and…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 