What I do with that change is up to me. Pain can change you, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom. http://livelifehappy.com/life-quotes/pain-can-change-you/ One of the mind boggling things for me was that depression caused pain. PTSD has a pain factor involved too. …
I had no memories from my childhood. In a way I let it go but I still had PTSD response with no understanding as to why I reacted this way. It was difficult in counseling when my counselor asked me about my past. I chirped, “We went to the park, we went to the zoo.” …
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…
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…
Depression is one of the symptoms of PTSD. I realized after several years of counseling I use depression to put a damper on the anger generated by the hurt, fear and frustration I experience every night in my nightmares. If I am depressed and tired enough, I won’t have nightmares. A break of sorts. I…
I worked hard through 10 years of counseling. Then every so often PTSD gets the upper hand. I slide back down into the pit of gurgling unresolved emotions with slick steep sides and no rope thrown to me. PTSD is an on going battle. I start to believe I have it whipped and it sweeps…
List from PTSD SUPPORT AND RECOVERY: “Things People with PTSD Would Like You To Know PTSD can happen to anybody We can’t just “let it go.” We find it hard to trust people We didn’t ask for PTSD and we are trying our best It affects the entire family It causes a physiological change in…
I browse through the BBC on a regular basis. I learned that Yahoo and MSN mostly post fluff news. If I want to know what is going on the world I check out the BBC. They posted an article that I read with interest. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150818-what-is-it-like-to-have-never-felt-an-emotion I’m curious how many of those that never felt emotion…
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…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 