I woke up this morning thinking about sharing a sample plan and some inside thoughts on how I made my decisions. I don’t want PTSD to rule my life, but pretending it doesn’t affect my life sets me up for failure. Basic questions when creating a Plan for an event. When is the event happening?…
The holidays are coming….they come the same time every year. Different holidays affect people differently. For me, Halloween is just fun, no triggers. However, Thanksgiving is at the top of my trigger lists. The challenge is to sort out why the holiday is a problem then create a plan that helps you navigate the holiday. …
I am finishing the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. The last item is complex to describe. I took my time going down the list to keep myself from getting overwhelmed. One of the…
I am continuing down the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. So I continue down the list. PTSD is paradoxical in how it makes me a bigger more confident person afraid of everything.…
I am continuing down the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. So I continue down the list. I am feeling like the list is stretching and I am thinking of more things not on…
I am continuing down the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. Some symptoms do seem to go away on their own. Yes and no. The body has an incredible ability to heal from…
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…
I was grounded….often….it had advantages. My mother would be awake when I got home from school to make sure that I came straight home. If I wasn’t grounded, she would be mostly likely napping. Since I got home from school first, I would wake her up….I’d get spanked and then grounded and would start all…
Facebook is a place I liked several PTSD web pages plus others that advocate and share ways to heal. One of these is Emerging from broken. This is one of her posts Emerging From Broken I deserved to heal, but first I had to believe that I had something I needed to heal from. I…
I read many things looking for answers on how to cope better with living. I found a link to an article about creating a worry box. It is a simple method not to hide or ignore worries but a way to acknowledge them and give them a place to go, your worry box. This could…
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