This past week I had an opportunity to work with a class of students with me sort of being the teacher. The substitute teacher was there to make it legal but I was teaching the class. I am loving it. I started focusing on the loss of my parents refusing to pay for my education…
Recently I read several Facebook pages that are posting things to encourage those that have PTSD. I found many of the post to be a daily boost of encouragement. But I also saw a trend that bothers me. People stated how they hated their memories, hated PTSD, hate what this does to them then complain…
Stereo typical behaviors of anxiety sometimes eclipse subtle or different forms that can happen. Facebook shared a few suggestions. (If whoever owns the picture objects and wishes me to take it down, I will do so. I hope, however, you allow it to stay to help others. I did a search but couldn’t find the…
I knew when I was in high school that I was a bit odd. When I complained to my dad he reassured me I was like every other teenager. Well, I talked to my friends and I kept feeling that there was something wrong with me. I passed out in high school, my friends didn’t. …
I planned this post when I wrote yesterdays post. One of the comments stated so clearly how to begin the journey towards healthy self-love and self-respect. From Grace to Survive: “remember gentleness, compassion and warm, loving feelings towards oneself, that they begin within, that yes, I deserve it too, in fact, I deserve it first…
I follow several PTSD pages on Facebook. I am struggling lately with some of the attitudes I am encountering. I think they bother me most because I struggle with the same thing. They moan and groan that they want to be accepted for themselves in spite of their PTSD and actions. (I do separate PTSD…
PTSD symptoms vary. One of the ones I didn’t show at first was crying. Many survivors talk about the flood of tears that just kept coming. At one point I didn’t think I had any depression because I didn’t cry. I finally checked out a book from the library about depression and realized I had…
My sister drew my attention to one of Scott Williams posts. He is a therapist that writes about some interesting topics. This one I almost avoided reading due to the title. I was called a freak and worse. Especially during the time growing up when no one knew what was wrong with me. Some people…
I encountered several PTSD pages on Facebook. This is one of them: Some notes to add, it takes only 10% increase in oxygen for hyperventilation to kick in. Things like dizziness, tingling in the fingers, passing out to name a few. If you don’t have a paper bag breathing into your cupped hands can create…
I’m sharing different coping tools I added to my toolbox when fighting PTSD. I hope that they help someone else, too. Every once in awhile I need to be reminded as to why I do this. What motivates me to keep working on sharing these ideas? What is the driving force behind hours of reading…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 