A loaded question. Judy explored her perspective of why over on her blog http://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/why/ I’ve thought all day about her post. Did you know that to me one of the most important questions we can ever ask is Why? Why did I do that? Why am I reacting this way? Why am I waking at…
Knocked down again and again and again. Discouraged and little and afraid. A child so small so hurt so tired. One of the counseling sessions I had years ago, we discussed my dissociation. My counselor explained that everyone does it to a degree. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders He went on to say that with children, psychologist don’t understand…
I was teaching a class on emergency preparedness. As each person walked in the door, I handed them a band aid. After everyone was settled, we started. I asked people to list all of the possible emergencies that can happen. They started rattling off things like losing a job, car accident, lost child, earthquake, flooding,…
…with or without a name. From the age of 5 to 45 I had no name for the physical, emotional, and spiritual response that I had to living. My nightmares were dismissed as childish. My memories disappeared completely by the time I was in high school. Physical symptoms were disregarded as ‘you’re a teenager,’ ‘you’re…
We are the generation of stress. Hans Selye gave it a name and description http://www.stress.org/about/hans-selye-birth-of-stress/. He taught us about fight or flight then freeze was added. Taught us about the reptilian brain otherwise known as the amygdala*. Unfortunately, few people read his original work any more. Layers and layers of connotation were added to his…
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…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 