A double standard is occurring and no on seems to care. People and press are screaming at the top of their lungs because of a zero tolerance for illegal aliens coming into this country, United States. Because the adults are treated as criminals the children are being taken from the parents. People….this is not new. …
And without having to spend a bunch of money to do it. Warning I am getting on my soapbox…..if this is not something you need right now enjoy the pictures and skip the text. According to the study at this link, people that suffer from child abuse are more easily startled. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852033/ Yes, someone was…
*******Warning discussion of suicide******* I learned that I couldn’t continue watching the Star Wars series when they showed how Darth Vader came to be. If it feels too real, it is not entertainment. 17. “[I] won’t let anyone see the ‘bad’ side of myself.” https://themighty.com/2017/06/childhood-emotional-abuse-adult-habits/ I don’t want people to see the residual…
How does one learn to care for themselves when they were neglected/abused as a child? What does being cared for look like? I thought for years since I had a roof over my head, food to eat, and clothes to wear I was taken care of. I didn’t know anything different. Raising my own children…
Each year, I talk to the students studying early childhood education. Part of the required curriculum is learning about abuse. I discuss openly that I experienced every form of abuse, physical, emotional, mental, sexual, spiritual, social, and verbal. Some of these abuses overlap each other. Many times verbal abuse is also emotional abuse. Sexual abuse…
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…
Well yesterday was very busy and very fun. I am now back on task to share a few more from the wish list posted here: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I am not lazy; I’m processing. This one was tough on me. I believed this about myself. It took a lot, and I mean a LOT, of counseling to…
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 am always looking for new information to share that I believe might be helpful. This blog: http://somesecrets.info/blog/ Is about a book on how to teach children about child abuse, “Some secrets should never be kept.” Several of the blog posts have a number of excellent ideas on how to help children. So why have…
Information is available if you know where to look on the signs and symptoms of child abuse. One of the more disturbing statistics is the one that I saw that stated over 50% of people with PTSD are child abuse survivors. Even more disturbing is how high a percentage of children they suspect suffer from…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 