Someone posted a note of encouragement on Facebook reminding us with time things will get better. Two people asked, “When?” I answered. I learned that if you want to make PTSD worse….much, much worse…..do nothing. That’s easy. I remember the worst time of my life is when I gave up fighting this mysterious illness with…
I have a lot of respect for the military. I appreciate what I’ve read written for them. It gave me a starting point and a feeling of support. I also used several ideas from the articles I read. PTSD Break the Silence is one of the Facebook pages I follow. Their perspective is from the…
I am working on a series of questions over on my other blog. Today I stumbled on what I could say is pet peeve I have. Accountability. I am accountable for my behavior. Here is the link to my other blog: http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2014/09/tell-me-one-thing-that-i-do-which-makes_26.html I am reiterating the same concept here. I finally decided that the thing…
Occasionally I come across something that I am so excited to share and I will put it on both blogs. This is one of them. Poppyposts shared an excellent web page. This is Poppyposts link http://poppyposts-blog.net/2014/09/20/the-spoon-theory/ She shared a link to The Spoon Theory. I can’t post it here, which I respect. Christine Miseradino generously…
How do you know you arrived at recovery if another set back occurs? Who sets the standard of recovery? I recently started following Voices of Glass, BoldKevin writes this post. http://voicesofglass.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/30-day-mental-illness-awareness-challenge-day-thirty/ I caught the end of his 30 day mental illness awareness challenge. His posts are awesome. His words hit right at the heart of…
Most people progress towards a goal with an expectation to keep moving forward. PTSD means set backs. Like driving an old jalopy you never know when a tire will blow, a part will fall off, or a water hose will spring a leak. I wonder what’s wrong with me that I can not keep moving…
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…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 