Flooding is a really good description of what happens when I am overwhelmed by anxiety. My hearing loss increases, I can’t digest my food, I can become disoriented, and I lose coordination. Being teased as a child about being clumsy I better understand now what I experienced was such a high level of anxiety that…
I would get terribly jealous when my counselor would take time off. Not because he wouldn’t see me for awhile but because he could take time off. PTSD is relentless. Just when I think I might get a break something else body slams me. But it is actually really helpful to try not to think…
PTSD Break The Silence People with PTSD can create and maintain good relationships by: Building a personal support network to help cope with PTSD while working on family and friend relationships Sharing feelings honestly and openly, with respect and compassion Building skills at problem solving and connecting with others Including ways to play, be creative,…
I am always on the look out for people posting ideas about coping in all its variety. I lived many years not coping. I learned from that to do nothing is an excellent way not to cope. Accepting, coping, and thriving take effort. Scott Williams writes in a way that makes sense to me. His…
My first attempt at a reblog…..Failed. https://cherished79.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/therapy-what-is-cbt/ CBT explanation for those that want to know. This is one of the accepted counseling methods for PTSD. I hope this helps. Part of my counseling was CBT in addition to other methods. I still use the CBT process of recognizing, greater awareness, play detective with my thoughts,…
One of the ongoing challenges I face every day is lumping a whole bunch of stuff together and labeling it PTSD. Sometimes some of the symptoms are something else. Sometimes I need to tackle one problem at a time. A kitten plays with a yarn ball and turns it into a knotted mess. If I…
I love holidays. If I had my way, I would put up a Christmas tree in December and decorate for Christmas. Then in January the tree would be covered with snow flakes. February would be doused in hearts and cupids. (The minions played on the fact that cupid and stupid rhyme.) March would bedecked with…
Someone posted a note of encouragement on Facebook reminding us with time things will get better. Two people asked, “When?” I answered. I learned that if you want to make PTSD worse….much, much worse…..do nothing. That’s easy. I remember the worst time of my life is when I gave up fighting this mysterious illness with…
I am highly amused by some of the spam that drops into the spam folder….never to be viewed if I ignore it completely. One of the ones I encounter is an opportunity for someone else to write content for me. I don’t want just any content. I research, study, and analyze the information I post. …
I believe there are a lot more than 9 myths about PTSD. If anything, it is a good start on listing them. The hardest thing for me was I had PTSD for 40 years not knowing what it was called. I had symptoms. I saw one doctor after another. No answers. Many medical tests. Still…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 