PTSD and grief are similar that you need to go through these steps. Try another route if you must but you still come through these 4 steps. Thanks to my friend in Australia for sharing this. I’m glad I just found this :© EPEC Project,1999 Module 12: Last Hours of Living, Part 3 Page…
PTSD Break The Silence Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse wherein your partner manipulates your perception of reality. Here’s 10 signs you’re being gaslighted. 1. You’re told something is normal that you can feel deep in your bones is not. Say your husband (or partner or boyfriend or even friend) does something you find…
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…
Kids experience PTSD. Too often instead of recognizing PTSD children are labeled over sensitive, trouble makers, or other acting out behaviors. I came across a sheet of tips for parents and teachers about PTSD in children. Many of the suggestions work for adults too. Click to access PTSDTipSheet81310.pdf Update: Be careful following some of the…
I help out in Early Childhood Education class. I scanned in pages to do with infant, toddler and preschool emotions. Each page had a red box declaring if the emotional needs are not met it may cause mental health problems for the rest of their lives. The words, “No Shit,” come to mind. Sadly, no…
sphincter muscles. Yup. All week I worked on a list of vocabulary words for school. One was sphincter muscle. The explanation was long and almost as confusing. I had a 3rd column that gave a short more direct answer. This morning I stared at the word then burst out laughing. I knew I couldn’t use…
Why bother sharing information about behaviors of abusers? Sometimes you are so used to being put down, called names, made a butt of a joke, or gaslighted that you don’t recognize the behavior as abusive. I work at a high school, about once a year I talk to the classes about boundaries and how to…
I go along doing fairly well then life throws in a plot twist and I am scrambling to keep my head above water again. I am noticing that with more coping techniques I do better. This week I strove for acceptance of others. Some one cheered me on saying that she hoped things were better. …
It would have bit you. Raised in the desert this was not an idle saying. Poisons snakes were serious consideration. Impending doom lurked everywhere. Sometimes I get tired of looking for the threats and ignore what is so close to me. Happened this week. I was thoroughly rattled by an encounter with a belligerent student. …
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PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 