Hectic week but I am forging forward with the lists of best practice principles on Blueknot…https://www.blueknot.org.au/Workers-Practitioners/For-Health-Professionals/Resources-for-Health-Professionals/Best-Practice-Guidelines One of the difficult things about counseling is sharing an ugly past. They point out that diminishing, discounting, and ignoring what happened are all part of the issues centered on sharing past events. Blueknot points out several parts of…
I entered counseling with the idea of getting marriage counseling. After years of raising kids I felt like there was this stranger in my house that I was married to. I was in for a real shock when after 2 months the counselor explained that my reactions to the homework assignments were not what he…
Months ago, I read this article on self-care, then I immersed myself in a huge costume project that self care came so far down the list I was down right mean to myself. I focused on finishing, DH(darling husband) made sure I ate and sewed for me when others decided the project was too big…
Awareness of childhood sexual abuse It is far more dangerous to be falsely healed than authentically and admittedly broken. I have great days and terrible ones. I have a long way to go, but don’t we all? Abuse victims or otherwise? The day I stop trying to make a difference for those still struggling with…
I chatted with my sister this morning and something she said triggered this great idea for a post. Now, I’m completely blank. I may or may not remember it later. My sister may comment and remind me or it really wasn’t all that brilliant idea and best left unposted. I worked many years in counseling…
Why can’t I get away from my memories? Written on our mind and in our bodies these bundle of cells lurk waiting to be reactivated when a smell, sight, sound, touch or taste hit that hot button and fire off a flashback. The evidence is piling up from research and personal experience. I didn’t remember…
One of the more unpleasant emotions is feeling stupid. Ever thought of that as an emotion? It has to do with how you feel and it often motivates a person to quit, give up, hide, or feel inferior. PTSD arranges many opportunities to feel stupid. One of the ‘glitches’ of PTSD is a gap in…
I had no memories from my childhood. In a way I let it go but I still had PTSD response with no understanding as to why I reacted this way. It was difficult in counseling when my counselor asked me about my past. I chirped, “We went to the park, we went to the zoo.” …
I forgot my childhood….all of it. I remembered nothing except tiny snippets here and there. I didn’t talk about my past. My children were not regaled with tales of my childhood growing up. It was a dark secret that I didn’t recall. Counseling changed all that. I will tell you honestly that not knowing was…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 