Lilly Hope Lucario and I must be on the same wavelength. She wrote about the chronic pain from constantly being on-guard. Never relaxing because I knew that as soon as I let my guard down my abuser would strike. They would persuade me I was safe, I would relax then wham full attack. I was in…
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Chronic pain is a rarely mentioned side effect or symptom or cause of PTSD. Many days of my life, I wake up, I move, I’m in pain, I’m not dead, therefore, I have to get up. Bummer. I could never figure out what was causing some of…
Rarely show outside scars. Trigger Alert articles may be triggering for some readers. Two articles came to my attention today. One comes from Lilly Hope Lucario sharing how she felt at the beginning of her journey of healing. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/complex-ptsd-is-an-isolating-severe-exhausting-disorder/ Her description so vividly described how I felt so often at the beginning of my healing…
A friend posted a link of what they wanted their daughter to know when things get real. Looks a lot like the list my counselor had me work on to learn to live instead of just survive. Early in my counseling he gave me the challenge “to thrive not just survive.” Game ON!!!! http://www.scarymommy.com/want-my-daughter-know-as-grows-up/ Language…
Growing up with a constant flow of criticism and ways to ‘improve’ myself I have an internal tape that is down right cruel. My sister and I talk often about how to disrupt the negative tapes in our heads. The most interesting experiment is when we played Can-you-top-this with our own negative tapes. Instead of…
Interesting thing about TBI – traumatic brain injury and PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is they have many similarities in recovery. Occasionally, they are interchanged and more than one source asserts that PTSD is a traumatic brain injury. My daughter researches her challenges of recovering from a brain tumor removal. This article on Emotional…
Amy Beth Gardner Follow · August 14 · My daughter starts middle school tomorrow. We’ve decorated her locker, bought new uniforms, even surprised her with a new backpack. But tonight just before bed, we did another pre-middle school task that is far more important than the others. I gave her a tube of toothpaste and…
At first, I wasn’t going to share this article. Not everyone comes from a supportive family. Then I thought about how supportive and loving my husband and children are to me. I sometimes focus so much on the past I forget the blessings I have in the present. This article gives some great suggestions when…
I am always looking for others that are sharing information about CPTSD/PTSD. One of the blogs I found from Facebook has some great information. I am reading more and more of the pages and Lilly Hope Lucario is web page I feel I can recommend. Nice thing about read different pages is you get different…
I am taking time out to enjoy the Olympics. I cheer for every winner and feel sad for everyone that doesn’t do what they trained to do. A fall is heart breaking to me, so much work to be lost in seconds. I also feel sad for those that win and act if it is…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 