Mid-life crisis is often condemned and pointed out as something bad. I believe that it can be what we make of it. Brené Brown is one of the people I check out her Ted Talks and posts. She is studying vulnerability. I like her no nonsense approach and her sense of humor. Someone shared this…
I love this definition: I found it on FB, I think I found the right link to UsaReturn…but not sure. Hoping to find more information. It is something to think about.
One of the questions that pop up about once a week on the PTSD/CPTSD groups I follow is “What if I heal, who am I?” I am a photographer and I think in imagery. I kept thinking about this. The image I came up with is the filthy miners that come out of the coal…
All my blogs are changing in format and look not because I am choosing this but because computers changed constantly and I don’t do well with change. Now that is a complex sentence. I realized this week that I have not posted on any one of my 3 blogs. No pictures No PTSD/CPTSD No self. …
Change your life is not new. I posted about it before. What I am sharing today is a link for things specific to this pandemic experience. Mindset Shift During a Pandemic
I put in the link and it automatically embedded itself on to my page. I believe this is one of the clearest short answer to the question What is Complex PTSD, this segement does not go into how to manage it but does clarify how it is defined by insurance companies and other professionals. …
I am working on something new to me. Probably not new to most people. In the past, no matter how stressful life becomes I am going to accomplish several things on my mental list or beat myself for not doing this. This is the new school year, happens every august about the same time. This…
Raised in trauma with my earliest memories terrifying, I could list off a huge number of fears. Fear of the dark, fear of strangers, fear of stray dogs, fear of blah…blah…blah. The one I didn’t expect ever and was totally unaware of until counseling was a fear of success. I was puzzled for a long…
I was miserable last night. We went with our grandkids to a carnival with flashing lights, loud music and junk food. The kids enjoyed themselves immensely. I asked my daughter with TBI how she was coping with all that was going on. She pointed out her baseball type hat that shielded her eyes from most…
Like clock work my anxiety rises and falls with certain seasons. I finally figured out that the anxiety starts mid October…..my mother’s birthday….until end of school when she would finally relax. My life still seems to revolve around my mother that explained to me she hated me in our last conversation. So how do I…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 