Small triumphs reinforce using PTSD symptoms. So what do I mean by that? Last night I flew to see my daughter. Flying causes me a lot of anxiety because I have to pay attention to someone else’s schedule and not miss my flight when they have delays, lay overs, and other traps for a time…
I try to raise awareness of PTSD every month. However, this is a designated time to share stories. The VA is attempting to help others connect with those with PTSD. I found the page but haven’t ventured too far into it. OK I’m at the beginning and feeling a bit intimidated. I am sharing the…
I was in counseling for several years before my counselor reluctantly supplied a diagnosis. I wondered for a long time about this. My boss at the time, demanded I give an explanation as to why ‘medically,’ I blanked out sometimes. All my previous bosses accepted the statement that at times I stopped functioning and it…
Stated by my sister Judy https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/i-think-i-need-to-learn-this/#comment-7509 Disassociation is another kettle of fish. I think it’s a matter of others and self. Detachment means you can’t connect to others. Disassociation means you struggle with connecting with yourself. Not connecting with yourself is a great description of what happens with time blackouts. Almost everyone has those experiences…
I am posting a link to my other blog. I tried to repost it here and lost all the formatting. Crumbs. http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2015/05/maladaptive-schemas.html I will return to the time black out tomorrow.
Every student has felt this when they look at their test and their brain refuses to relinquish any information about what they read the night before. Some are short, like when yelling at your own child and you can’t remember their name. Other kind last much longer; childhood, what childhood, I don’t remember any childhood. …
One of the symptoms of PTSD is physical, emotional, mental, or time based blackouts. Physical blackouts you find yourself on the floor wondering what the hell just happened. You may have injured yourself on the way down. They can come on slowly or as fast as turning off a light switch. Trigger induced or just…
I avoided writing about Mother’s day on this blog. I spent several posts on my other blog working out how to get through the day. Mother’s day is a known trigger for me. It has more land mines than a war zone mine field. I know it is a problem for me. I prepared for…
I learned long ago, before counseling, when I was raising my small children we checked out a library book called, It Could Always be Worse. (http://www.amazon.com/It-Could-Always-Be-Worse/dp/0374436363) I delightful tale of the woes of a young man when his brother’s widow moves in with her lazy son. Seeking answers things became much worse. Survivors experience worse. …
I didn’t believe I had baby blues. I never cry. I found a book on depression. I read the chapter on ‘baby blues,’ I had every symptom except crying. When I talked to my first counselor, I told him I could count on one hand how many times I had cried in many years. (I…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 