Sometimes people don’t know what to say. One of the other bloggers I follow gave a great list of helpful words to say to someone with PTSD/CPTSD. However, please keep in mind that abusers use kind phrases and twist them to hurt their prey. So I’m giving you a heads up that these are not…
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Warrior’s Landing added a new photo to the album Holidays – Trauma Tips. If you are wondering why you have difficulty surrounding holidays and/or anniversaries of traumatic dates – YOU ARE NOT ALONE. These dates can creep up on us and without realizing it often weeks or…
Hey, my counselor did this. Every so often I read something that a therapist should do and it is exactly what my therapist did do but didn’t spell out exactly. https://www.blueknot.org.au/Workers-Practitioners/For-Health-Professionals/Resources-for-Health-Professionals/Best-Practice-Guidelines Phase 1 – Make sure the client is safe and stabilized. If they are still in an abuse situation and in danger, the whole…
I am continuing on the list of things that are recommended for therapist to do. I believe these are important to recognize for the client because as a person seeing a therapist I can make the work harder or easier. If I understand what my own options are I can work towards my strengths. Sadly,…
And they is us….. Old quote hung around for years and years because it still applies. My sister reposted a meme that spells out one of my greatest challenges. I learned so much in counseling, yet I catch myself on the same self destructive paths, repeat ad nauseum. Heavy sigh. Sick for a three day…
I’m try to get my feet under me. I heard time flies when you are having fun. It does wait around when things are frumpy either. Last weekend was awesome. I spent 24 hours listening to people sharing their survival stories and focusing their healing in Christ. I realized that I drifted a bit and…
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/pierre_teilhard_de_chardi_160888 I believe there is a 4th aspect that is often ignored, our spiritual welfare. Sadly, abusers do terrible things proclaiming that God is backing them. Religious abuse is…
Psychologist have their own language that they use to communicate with each other and without a great deal of study leave their client kind of in the dark as to what is going on. https://www.blueknot.org.au/Workers-Practitioners/For-Health-Professionals/Resources-for-Health-Professionals/Best-Practice-Guidelines 11. Ensure the therapeutic model/approach promotes integration of functioning, and contains the `core elements’ consistent with research findings in the neurobiology…
Complex PTSD is well complex. Research is updating what they are learning about why some of the old tried and trued practices for PTSD are ineffective for Complex PTSD. I believe that number 10 in their list of best practices for a counselor treating CPTSD is to stay up to date to what we are…
I took a break from my blogs…how do I feel about it? This is a research/information/encouragement blog. I keep studying and finding more things to help myself and hopefully others. It grew well past my original plans. I discovered in taking a break I did less research. I didn’t keep up with other people’s blogs…
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