Oops, I saved the topic but not the link then closed the window because I thought I saved the link…..heavy sigh. Brain glitches are so annoying. Early Signs Wish people knew The article listed several symptoms of PTSD that they wished they knew were PTSD. Instead they went through a time of confusion by their…
Waiting for our pizza to cook I bought a book to read from the thrift store. Reminded myself why I am not allowed to read fiction books. Yup, finished reading it in less than 48 hours. I would rather read than eat, sleep, exercise, work, sew….reading is my addiction. I keep to nonfiction I am…
These past months heart break touched our family. Our little granddaughter came to stay on Earth for less than an hour. I sometimes wish that the old traditions of being allowed to mourn for a year was still in practice. This is what I am learning. Today’s culture of everyone must be happy is destroying…
I like reading to children. I like many of the children’s books. I can recite pages and pages of some of the books I read often to our children. However, there are some books that kids seem to love that have a very dark message. Green Eggs and Ham is on my ugh list. Kids…
If I can’t do it perfectly the first time, I won’t do it at all. Sounds ridiculous but how often do we approach things with this attitude. Let me try another version: If you don’t have time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to do it over? ~ John…
21. Being financially responsible for myself so I don’t have to still be dependent on abusers and then hating myself for it. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy writes: https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/self-care-21-of-25/ Couple of years ago my World crash when I realized I do not have the physical stamina to hold down a full time high responsibility job. I can…
If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Seriously, I learned this doing dishes. 16. Not feeling like I’m a bad mom/housekeeper etc while I struggle with chronic pain and health issues. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy shares her views on self-care challenge #16: https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/self-care-16-of-25/ My health problems started when I was 15 years old. I passed out at…
I put off for days writing this post. How can I write about a problem that I haven’t solved? My DH pointed out yesterday how painful it is for him to watch me self abuse my body by not eating healthy foods, staying up extremely late, and generallly doing this that are harmful for my…
Here and Now is the ultimate in accepting my past and recognizing my future has not arrived. 11. Being in the present here and now. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy writes her perspective here: https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/self-care-11-of-25/ Another interesting thing about Here and Now is how often I dreamed of being anywhere but where I was. My counseling sessions opened…
Every so often when I am planning a post, more perspectives come to my attention. I am continuing addressing the different ways that are obvious and not so obvious self-care issues from CPTSD/PTSD. This is the link to the original article: https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Today’s discussion is from #6 To stop always saying “sorry” (for nothing) and…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 