This is a forever lament for those in the healing process. Why didn’t I get counseling years ago? Why didn’t I get away from that abuser years ago? Why? Why? Why? I found a quote that I believe encapsulates why. “At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then…
How does one learn to care for themselves when they were neglected/abused as a child? What does being cared for look like? I thought for years since I had a roof over my head, food to eat, and clothes to wear I was taken care of. I didn’t know anything different. Raising my own children…
One of the most fascinating insights to come out of my counseling is PTSD isn’t always to blame. Sometimes life is plain hard no matter what your past experiences threw at you. I appreciated Annie Wright sharing her perspective on Adulting and Humaning. I blame PTSD but sometimes: Adulting’s not always easy. And humaning can…
I thought a lot about what I wrote over the past couple of days. The articles looking for an easy answer, the one about people oversimplifying problems, and my rant. I realize that every single abuse survivor walks around with a different set of scars and reactions to the World. I am making this list…
I am about to get on my soapbox and rant…..if you are not interested in reading a rant….please, tune in tomorrow when I am feeling a bit more reasonable. I am frustrated and discouraged by some counselors, lay people, acquaintances, webpages, memes, and others not specifically mentioned that try to over simplify Complex PTSD. It…
Yahoo News Digest splashed the news that there may be an antibiotic for PTSD. I read the article….should read, “Scientist Hyper-focus on a Fraction of a Complex Problem.” http://yahoonewsdigest-us.tumblr.com/post/159184934859/measuring-fear-responses-scientists-find It is true that fear is a part of PTSD. Fear can be measured….monitored and controlled by a variety of methods….antibiotics being only one of the…
My friend posted an article about cancer patients that are bombarded with ‘easy answers’ and ‘insensitive advice’. Steven Thrasher the author shared his sister’s experience with cancer. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/26/do-not-tell-cancer-patients-cures-they-could-be-doing She fought for 15 years before the cancer beat her. He shares how people advised her to drink juice, do yoga, be cheerful and many other less…
I’m exhausted….but when I fall asleep I only sleep a short time before waking again. If I sleep earlier, I wake up earlier. If I actually do starting getting more sleep…..nightmares increase. Insomnia sucks, a lot. I actually researched sleep, read books on it and I learned that not enough sleep alone can cause severe…
I push my body and push my body until I collapse. I put up with this since I was 15 years old. I am going a long, then bam my entire system shuts down. Happened in the car today and yes I was driving. Thank my overworked guardian angel, I didn’t hit anything or anyone. …
One of the difficult things with PTSD is people ask, “How bad was it?” Like there has to be some scale to measure pain before it is “OK” to have PTSD. What is bad or the worst thing to one person may be a piece of cake to someone else. Too often a person with…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 