I struggle with writing posts when I realized that my life took a bit of dip….well more like falling into a deep hole. How could I write about thriving in PTSD if I don’t feel like I am thriving? I reminded myself that living with PTSD does not mean you are in thriving phase 100%…
My husband and I sat down yesterday and listed all the stress that have hit in the last 2 weeks. Some were positive, happy family moments, others were negative, rattling my cage, unnerving. We talked and talked. I am choosing to make some changes. I realized that I was pushing too hard to overcome triggers…
Stung by Suicide, Bill Whittle discusses suicide in the military with concrete suggestions (about 10 minutes): http://conservativevideos.com/2014/08/stung-suicide-20-service-members-day-kill/#XHepV3kLTdWO8hZx.01 Robin Williams choice to end his life disturbed deep waters. Every horror movie seems to have a deep lake in which a ripple bodes ill for whoever is on the shore. Drum beating in the Mines of…
TW gave me Frank Ochberg’s name to look up. I found his interview by Rebecca Aponte http://www.psychotherapy.net/interview/ochberg-interview She asked the same question that I wanted to know, “To start, trauma is a word that is thrown around a lot these days. What does it mean when we say someone is traumatized?” Frank Ochberg: I was…
Sadly I add another name to the Story never ends page: Robin Williams http://variety.com/2014/film/news/robin-williams-found-dead-in-possible-suicide-1201280386/ I laughed with him in Mork & Mindy and watched him grow as an actor in both comedy and drama. He touched my heart and I laughed at his antics. As the Genni….. He made you look. Deep sadness….depression haunts…
To me, the first step in my healing process was to finally accept where I was in life. I tried denial and all it did was give me more time to bury myself deeper in muck and mire. Years ago, I moved to Tri-Cities, Washington, 3 cities, 3 rivers and 3 freeways. I kept a…
“If you want the rainbow, then you must have the rain.” ~Annette Hanshaw TW sent some suggestions on going to sleep in comments. Whoa! 15 min. to “shut it down?!” Maybe it seems excessive to “use” this much time (as I do) but it’s not like I’m not “accomplishing” stuff, just substituting “mindless chores” and…
Huge topic….let me tell you. There is so much to write about this. It will have its own set of pages. Emotions is what life is made of, unfortunately with PTSD either they are shut off completely or buzz around like static or fling you are around like an ape in a rage. PTSD attacks…
Religion is a tough subject to tackle for a variety of reasons. We come from a variety of backgrounds, countries, faiths, religions and experiences with religion. One of the most difficult aspects is the cruelty that some experience that I refer to as Bible Bashing, abusers using scriptures and their version of what God thinks…
On Facebook I follow several PTSD pages. This one offered a free download on the basics of PTSD http://www.heartsmovingmountains.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=HMM&Screen=ptsd_basics Here is another link to start considering ideas to help combat anxiety associated with PTSD http://www.anxietybc.com/sites/default/files/adult_hmptsd.pdf I continue to search for more charts and webpages that address PTSD. If you know of a page that you…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 