I love this video. You have greatness within you. Now is a time to prepare for the opportunities that may never come. It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. Les Brown
This month will be my 6 year anniversary with WordPress. When I started there was very little online for PTSD based in childhood abuse. CPTSD or complex PTSD was not used yet. Much has changed. Yet still more to be done. I used this time of technically house arrest to really think over and consider…
Shared on Facebook by my friend in Australia…. I learned that website readers can’t read a picture so here is the text: Six little stories with lots of meaning Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of the prayer, they all gathered together, but only one little boy brought an umbrella. …
I saw this on the internet and felt compelled to share it here. This is not written by me, it is signed anonymous. Your experiences are yours, don’t let someone else tell you what you should feel. WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT … I heard that we are all in the same…
Yes, I know the whole world feels like it has rested for more than 2 weeks. This is about taking a day of rest to be. Seriously. My counselor observed how hard I worked everyday to get better. Progress was happening but the price to my present day living was taking a toll. He recommended…
I am always on the look out for healthy Mental wellness tips. My sister found this in a group and I felt it appropriate to share here because the author encouraged sharing. This is one of the helpers that Mr. Roger’s mother talks about. Taking the time to write out a list of tips and…
Today on one of the Facebook pages a person on the CPTSD page wondered why she was feeling so stressed when she liked to stay home. I pointed out to her that there is a big difference between choosing to stay home and being trapped at home. Death threats if you don’t comply. Accusations of…
Others on Facebook are posting that they are feeling trapped with this “Stay at home” to avoid getting sick. I posted about changing wording. I call this time to regenerate and try to learn Spanish during my work hours. Tomorrow I find out if they have something else for me to do. My less supportive…
Change your life is not new. I posted about it before. What I am sharing today is a link for things specific to this pandemic experience. Mindset Shift During a Pandemic
Living is fear is not new to me. My counselor pointed out I lived a fear based life. My childhood revolved around jumping through ever changing hoops to avoid some punishment. Then there were the weirdness of some punishments I preferred. If I complained about eating a meal with bell pepper in it, I would…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 