Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I’ve put off writing this post for several days. I wrote it in my head many times. I am now up at 3 AM unable to sleep with the feeling, God won’t let me sleep until I get it done…FINE (Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional.) I continue to do research on coping with PTSD and…
I complained to my counselor that someone close to me accused me of being ‘too sensitive.’ My counselor promptly replied, “You are.” I felt betrayed and hurt. He then went on to explain. Think about a cut that is healing. You touch the new scar tissue and the entire area is very tender and sensitive. …
This information we are encouraged to share. There is a reminder that this is not how to diagnosis yourself. This is a general outline that someone will tell you this detail or that detail is not their experience. This is an educational tool to raise awareness and educate people that don’t know except the sensationalized…
Wouldn’t it be cool if real life had back ground music? Then you would know when the bad guy is looking no matter how nice the bad guy may appear the music would give him away. Unfortunately, we don’t get that warning. This post on Facebook gave another perspective on the music going on in…
Recently one of the PTSD pages on Facebook offered the opportunity to write 3 words to describe yourself. Please, keep in mind that I live with PTSD. I first showed symptoms at age 5. I battled depression, cancer, and PTSD. Someone stated that they didn’t think it was fair that they were still battling PTSD…
I was browsing through my bookmarks and looked over the list of articles all about child abuse and what needs to be done about it. The articles start in 1985. http://www.vachss.com/av_dispatches/parade_articles.html Thirty years and we aren’t any closer to answers. The number of children abused is increasing. I remember as a teenager watching a movie…
I follow several PTSD pages on Facebook. I am struggling lately with some of the attitudes I am encountering. I think they bother me most because I struggle with the same thing. They moan and groan that they want to be accepted for themselves in spite of their PTSD and actions. (I do separate PTSD…
Grounding, mindfulness, or being present all are similar methods to help slow down or stop a panic attack. I found a pictured posted on Facebook that gave quick suggestions. Of course when I taste something, I always go looking for chocolate.
PTSD symptoms vary. One of the ones I didn’t show at first was crying. Many survivors talk about the flood of tears that just kept coming. At one point I didn’t think I had any depression because I didn’t cry. I finally checked out a book from the library about depression and realized I had…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 