Oh wow…I’ve always fought the shaky feeling I sometimes get after extreme stress is over. I learned from another Facebook PTSD person about TRE® https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WReAjA7Nx4M I experienced this for years. I didn’t know that people are now trying to shake off tension on purpose. I had an opportunity to try it this week. I was…
I loved watching this video. Thanks Judy. https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2017/08/17/celebrate-the-little-things/ One of the important things about this blog is learning about thriving. I believe that feeling what I am feeling when I am feeling it is a part of thriving. How can I thrive if I do not celebrate my wins on a daily basis? I like…
***********Trigger warning************* written specifically for those with a strong Christian background. I was taught methodically and purposefully to neglect myself, to serve others, and self-care was being selfish. Lies upon lies. Martyrs come in all shapes and sizes. Putting a cause, others, and anything else before yourself is foolish at best and down right…
To something deeper, discernment. I follow Lilly Hope Lucario on Healing From Complex Trauma & PTSD/CPTSD A journey to healing from complex trauma. The article I read is about turning hyper-vigilance into discernment. This is her link: https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/turning-hypervigilance-into-discernment-is-healing-lilly-hope-lucario/ For many people this is a sticky area because discernment has to do with judgement. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/discernment dis·cern·ment (dĭ-sûrn′mənt)…
I was diagnosed with PTSD with dissociation at an extreme level over 12 years ago. During that time PTSD was gaining recognition as being more than a soldier’s terror. Sadly, this caused conflict and confusion. Some soldiers thought that those not serving in the war didn’t have the ‘right’ to talk about their pain and…
*********Trigger Warning*********** I admire Lilly Hope Lucario. Her blog is specifically for those that are survivors of sexual abuse. I appreciate her sharing her ideas about surviving child sexual abuse. I read one of her articles recently – Please be prepared for a tough read. If you are not in a place ready to openly…
People in a PTSD group shared their favorite quotes that keep them going. What is your favorite quote? The harsher the winters, the more sweet will be the summers …just keep swimming- Dori from finding Nemo 😉 The great man is he who in the midst of a crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence…
I grew up with no social media. I couldn’t text, surf or blog because none of that existed. Saved me from posting a lot of dumb stuff. 25. “Several things, but the main one was lashing out on social media for years. Controversial and angry statuses, just due to the anger inside of me. I…
************* TRIGGER WARNING************* I asked this question in high school. I took a class called search for identity. We read the book Daphne du Maurier The Scapegoat. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869971-the-scapegoat Left me with more questions than answers. I was the only person in the class that read the semester long text in two weeks. The…
The last quote has two parts. Blaming myself is part 1, part 2 is the constant feeling I am not good enough. I’m not good enough parent, I’m not good enough photographer, I’m not good enough computer technician. The list goes on and on and on. I see myself as not enough. 23. “Blaming myself…
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