Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
My husband and I sat down yesterday and listed all the stress that have hit in the last 2 weeks. Some were positive, happy family moments, others were negative, rattling my cage, unnerving. We talked and talked. I am choosing to make some changes. I realized that I was pushing too hard to overcome triggers…
Stung by Suicide, Bill Whittle discusses suicide in the military with concrete suggestions (about 10 minutes): http://conservativevideos.com/2014/08/stung-suicide-20-service-members-day-kill/#XHepV3kLTdWO8hZx.01 Robin Williams choice to end his life disturbed deep waters. Every horror movie seems to have a deep lake in which a ripple bodes ill for whoever is on the shore. Drum beating in the Mines of…
TW gave me Frank Ochberg’s name to look up. I found his interview by Rebecca Aponte http://www.psychotherapy.net/interview/ochberg-interview She asked the same question that I wanted to know, “To start, trauma is a word that is thrown around a lot these days. What does it mean when we say someone is traumatized?” Frank Ochberg: I was…
Sadly I add another name to the Story never ends page: Robin Williams http://variety.com/2014/film/news/robin-williams-found-dead-in-possible-suicide-1201280386/ I laughed with him in Mork & Mindy and watched him grow as an actor in both comedy and drama. He touched my heart and I laughed at his antics. As the Genni….. He made you look. Deep sadness….depression haunts…
On Facebook I follow several PTSD pages. This one offered a free download on the basics of PTSD http://www.heartsmovingmountains.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=HMM&Screen=ptsd_basics Here is another link to start considering ideas to help combat anxiety associated with PTSD http://www.anxietybc.com/sites/default/files/adult_hmptsd.pdf I continue to search for more charts and webpages that address PTSD. If you know of a page that you…
My posts may seem like I am jumping around a bit. Reality is I have a big chart over my computer with columns of ideas. I am trying to fill in the big pieces. I am a strong advocate for suicide prevention but I also believe it takes more than saying, “Just say no”…..as the…
In the comments: “I found a few people I could talk to about suicide, i.e., when I felt like I was at the end of my rope. They were level headed and accepted I was depressed. They didn’t overreact. They didn’t lecture me or shame me. They accepted my feelings while ensuring I felt valued.…
Suicide Statistically speaking not every depressed person thinks about suicide but almost every suicide attempt is by someone that could be diagnosed with depression. Suicide attempts considered a cry for help or a feeling of hopelessness or or an ending to the never ending nightmare or several different reasons. If you are considering suicide as…
Counseling, fortunately, is becoming more acceptable. Unfortunately, media portrays every PTSD survivor as a threat or a liar. Great…(Read this word dripping in sarcasm, anyone willing to create a sarcasm font?) I don’t need the media making my life any harder than it already is. Determination is needed to start counseling. Courage required to keep…
I didn’t start counseling knowing there was anything unusual about my past. My husband and I were going for marriage counseling. Several homework assignments had confusing results before my counselor finally asked me about my past. I told him it was great, we went to the park and the zoo. He then asked me, “Tell…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 