Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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 found an article that I’m going to add my perspective. It is fairly long so I plan to break it up over a couple of days. Here’s the link to the original: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I didn’t find the author’s name. But I will add my perspective to each part. PTSD is as real as…
Suicide prevention is key to survival. Hard thing is that some people give little or no clue as to what they are thinking and feeling . I do maintain static pages on this blog. One of them is information I learned when taking ‘Suicide prevention and Teens’ class. Whenever I start to think my childhood…
Warning warning Rant ahead……if you are triggered by ranting back away now. I’m Pissed for a reason and it has to do with People posting about someone else having PTSD or NOT. so you don’t have it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Yes, I read just this attitude on one of the posts on Facebook. I’ve…
Each year, a group places a flag for every death at the park from the September 11th terrorist attack. They call it the Healing Field. I go and take pictures. I cry over names of people I never knew. I grieve for the soldiers and the fireman and the officers and the children and all…
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…
9/11 PTSD survivors need to plan how to cope during Painful Anniversaries. But I also believe that allowing ourselves to cry and grieve past hurts is healing. Acknowledging something happened was terrible reminds us that it really was not our imagination. 9/11 has a special significance for me because that is when I found out…
I forgot my childhood….all of it. I remembered nothing except tiny snippets here and there. I didn’t talk about my past. My children were not regaled with tales of my childhood growing up. It was a dark secret that I didn’t recall. Counseling changed all that. I will tell you honestly that not knowing was…
PTSD Support And Recovery added a new photo (remember Facebook links take you to your Facebook instead of mine.) I believe you. It is OK to not be OK. It’s not your fault Be kind to yourself Ask, ‘what can I do(for you)?’ Getting help through therapy and medication DOES NOT make you weak! !…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 