Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I had to look it up because I did not remember the reference to the Star Trek movies. This is a no win test faced by all Cadets in the Starfleet Academy. (Yes, I watched the original Star Trek before it was a rerun.) The meme on Facebook showed a bumper sticker, “My ship just…
Trigger warning for those that are distressed by discussion of suicide. If you are feeling suicidal call the help line Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 September 5 to 11 is suicide prevention week. My opinion is every day is suicide prevent day. For some of us, it is a daily struggle. …
Every once in a while I get a reminder why I started this blog. I purchased a workbook about PTSD. (Not naming which one because I have seen the assumption in more than one.) Chapter 1 “Prior to the occurrence of a traumatic event or events, there are generally basic assumptions that guide your life.”…
Long before I was diagnosed with PTSD, I studied eating disorders. I learned from watching my grandmother talking about how she was fat when she weighed 80 lbs. (36 KG) She would feed her steak to the dog under the table. She ate better than anyone else and she fed it to the dog. I…
I pondered on one of the oddities of living a life filled with fear. My counselor called it living a fear based life. What stunned him was my reaction when we were discussing death. As our discussion continued he was puzzled by some of my responses. He finally stated, “You are not afraid of dying.” …
Growing up with a constant flow of criticism and ways to ‘improve’ myself I have an internal tape that is down right cruel. My sister and I talk often about how to disrupt the negative tapes in our heads. The most interesting experiment is when we played Can-you-top-this with our own negative tapes. Instead of…
Interesting thing about TBI – traumatic brain injury and PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is they have many similarities in recovery. Occasionally, they are interchanged and more than one source asserts that PTSD is a traumatic brain injury. My daughter researches her challenges of recovering from a brain tumor removal. This article on Emotional…
At first, I wasn’t going to share this article. Not everyone comes from a supportive family. Then I thought about how supportive and loving my husband and children are to me. I sometimes focus so much on the past I forget the blessings I have in the present. This article gives some great suggestions when…
Hardest thing for me to accept about myself is my brain lies to me. What I believe is the truth isn’t always true. Another blogger shared her experience with her brain lying to her. Her experience of contemplating suicide may be triggering for some people. However, if suicide is starting to look reasonable, please, seek…
The ultimate mind games are the ones abusers use with their victims. Convincing the victim they are powerless, without options, and totally under the power of the abuser. Not hard to do to a small child. Children and adults are groomed to accept abuse. As long as they believe they are powerless, nothing changes. …
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 