I backed off from all things computer. I am refocusing on family, friends and sanity. My friend let me review the mess I tumble into. It wasn’t actually my mess but choices of others affected me in a negative way. Work went from mildly stressful to job hunting to didn’t want to get out of…
I decided when I started this blog to tell it like it is…all of it, warts and all. Some of the encouraging pages I studied glossed over the tough days. They jump forward to the future saying tomorrow will be better without addressing the distress today. I don’t do time warps. On some days, PTSD…
Tonight is one of those nights that I wish I was still in counseling with my first counselor. He let me email him when I felt tremendous internal pressure and I needed to let off steam without harming anyone, myself included. He wouldn’t always answer. Many times it would be a short acknowledgement that we…
Every once in awhile I run across an article that hits a tender and mending spot. For many years my emotions were unavailable to me and in extension to my children. I didn’t do this on purpose. It has to do with how I was raised. I am working at changing it. I change slowly.…
I heard the “All in my head” from the time I was 15 years old. I went to medical doctors first trying to understand what happens to me body. When I can go from lots of energy to 0 in less than 10 minutes. (One of the reasons people with PTSD are sometimes diagnosed with…
My Facebook buddies posted this one…it is an overview that some may find helpful. If you enjoy a facebook account, click on PTSD Break the silence and like their page. PTSD Break The Silence Frequently Asked Questions about PTSD By HAROLD COHEN, PH.D. Is the cause of PTSD simply a traumatic event? Although PTSD…
*********Trigger alert********** The contents of this post may be triggering or disturbing for some readers. Proceed with caution. Today at school I challenged students to face their why. They are writing about their career choices and I am asking them to tell why. Why do you want to do this career? What is your…
I was told regularly that my fears were ridiculous, unwarranted, and unreasonable. Then I went into counseling and remembered why I had my fears, they were a reasonable reaction to horrifying events. I watched over the years a tendency to demonize certain emotions….Fear is at the top of the naughty list. I read the book…
Ever heard the phase, “Need to know” as a basis if you need to hear information? I like watching detective and cop shows and sometimes hear this phrase. The phrase usually means that information is being kept from someone else for confidentiality reasons. However, if you have PTSD you need to know about PTSD. It…
I share my experience with PTSD with dissociation at a severe level because I want to let others know they are not alone. I have no military experience. My combat zone was called home and neighborhood. The area I lived was considered a “good” neighborhood with plenty of doctors, lawyers and teachers. The worse abuser…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 