A minor annoying experience suddenly goes haywire with emotions that are over-the-top extreme flashback. I am no longer a confident adult but a cringing terrified/angry/helpless child. I know logically that the event did not warrant the level of emotion that washed over me like tsunami. Several of these stood out in my memory. When I…
I’m taking a break from the list of best practices because I don’t really want to write about the next one so I am giving myself permission to wait one day. I think the list is important because it gives a bit of insight of therapy from the perspective of the therapist. It is slow…
PTSD happened because of the worst thing that ever happened to you. Sometimes, not always, reading about someone worse off helps put a little perspective back into life. I’ve been poor but not “piss poor”. I’ve been hurt but lived through the experience. I’ve been abused but out lived my abuser. Something that abusers try…
I am always on the look out for ways to simplify and remember techniques that help with coping with PTSD. On Facebook, Warrior’s Landing, the posted a picture of an eye, nose, ear, and hand. At the top of the chart is: Grounding Exercise Name 3 things You see You smell You hear Your feel…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 