One of the symptoms that blurs the lines between PTSD and TBI, traumatic brain injury, is sensory overload. My daughter shares different articles about TBI since that is her challenge. I recognize the symptoms as something I experience with PTSD/CPTSD. Here is the link to the Mighty: https://themighty.com/2016/02/people-explain-what-sensory-overload-feels-like/ I first discovered my intense dislike of…
I am interrupting this series to share something awesome from Facebook group Healing Path to Complex PTSD Recovery You can ask to join this group and they will ask you some questions to consider if it is a good fit. I enjoy the group. Matt is one of the semi-retired admins that still plays a great…
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…
Here and Now is the ultimate in accepting my past and recognizing my future has not arrived. 11. Being in the present here and now. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ Judy writes her perspective here: https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/self-care-11-of-25/ Another interesting thing about Here and Now is how often I dreamed of being anywhere but where I was. My counseling sessions opened…
I am continuing with my comments on Pavelka’s Toolbox. https://pavelka.co.uk/ HOG – Honest Open and Genuine I believe this is part of Rule #1 Stop lying, especially to yourself. I was deeply troubled by the lies upon lies I lived with everyday to maintain the facade that my childhood was great. For me to be…
Pavelka Health Revolution Pavelka Toolkit Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bilkeane121860.html I needed to visit my past to understand why I do what I do today. I need to plan for my future so I know what direction I need…
I found an article on the PTSD page the shares studies that verify that survivors of sexual trauma seek mediacal care more often than those that are not traumatized. I figure I could have told them that for free. I persevered through the article. Toward the bottom is a list of things a medical provider…
Pushing myself to the limits of my endurance, finances, and emotional ends sometimes sets me up to more likely have an anxiety attack. PTSD Breaks the Silence posted some awesome suggestions. Click on the name below to go to their web page if you have Facebok PTSD Break The Silence PTSD and Panic Attacks –…
I was interested that when I went on to Facebook this article was posted by PTSD Break the Silence. I like the specific suggestions on what to see, taste, smell, touch or listen to you. Using all the senses to help ground my mind in this moment goes along way to loosen the strangle hold…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 