Trigger warning……video done by a suicide attempt survivor. This is a tough video to view but I believe it is important to share….The discussion is the survivor of a suicide attempt. If you are not in a place you can view this skip it. If you know someone that is at risk, encourage them…
Like clock work my anxiety rises and falls with certain seasons. I finally figured out that the anxiety starts mid October…..my mother’s birthday….until end of school when she would finally relax. My life still seems to revolve around my mother that explained to me she hated me in our last conversation. So how do I…
Tonight I was done being an adult. I pushed myself through several tough things and I was done. Enter my sister. My Dad, who she cares for, experienced trouble with his land line phone. Batteries were needed, I had some. When she came over, I whined that I was done with being an adult but…
Yup, Navy Seals Team Never Quit came out of the Froglogic page and yes I follow them on Facebook. From them I learned about the importance of building a team. One of the difficult things about child abuse is the abuser will isolate the child and imply that they are alone. That no one will…
Interesting how sitting with your emotions for 24 hours can help them each have a turn center stage. It sucked getting news about my mother’s death on facebook….the reality is my phone isn’t working well. I put it on the charger and left to go shopping. I was literally out of contact from any family. …
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope the video makes it through.
In the darkest room a single candle sheds the greatest light. The consequences of sexual abuse darkens a life. Feelings of unworthiness, disgust, self-distrust, sorrow, and so many other negative feelings crowd out light….like a heavy thick smokey fog choking out life. Post is titled inspiration. Darken rooms, darken lives hardly seem inspiring. I didn’t…
Every so often I believe it is a good idea to go back and review beginnings, definitions, and useful links. Sometimes a resource is lost or forgotten. Or newly diagnosed and wanting to know basics. Lived with PTSD or CPTSD for awhile and seeing how far you have come is refreshing reminder that progress does…
I was looking for the author of the poem that I posted on my other blog. http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2018/05/healing-is-messy.html The poem appealed to me because I felt like there was someone else besides me that seems to think it is OK to be messy while we heal and that after healing life is still messy. So…
I started this blog about PTSD. Then very few blogs existed for PTSD other than military. Now, many blogs share their journey and what they learned. Then I was planning to write a book, now there are many books to choose from all ready written. Making time to read them all is a bit of…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 