The holiday season is arriving sadly in some families due to stresses and triggers tempers seem to flare too. I clipped this from a Facebook page. I think I need to put this one on my brain to remember where ever I go. I found the link to the author’s page, please visit, great ideas…
Evan commented yesterday that taking control of my life is not accurate. He phrased it nicer. Life happens. My participation when I have victim thinking is a bit like driftwood tossed into a raging river. Healthier thinking, I am a person on that driftwood with my hands paddling like mad to get to where I…
One of my counselors goals was to convince me that I had control over my own life. I was raised with the ‘you must’, ‘I have to’, ‘I can’t’ and other statements indicating that I was turning my life over to someone else to regulate my behavior. One time when I stated that “I had…
This was supposed to happen yesterday. It didn’t. I am paying for ignoring my body’s quiet plea to slow down a little. I’m doing all sorts of good cool stuff but just a little too much (a lot too much.) I keep trying to not allow PTSD to run my life but ignore it too…
Too often, people sit on the sidelines waiting for life to bring the answers to them. I am a big believer that if you need inspiration, go looking for it. I read books, movies, blogs, Facebook Memes, and every bit of information I can find to inspire and lift me. There is plenty to bring…
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.…
In the United States we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th. This day is in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Courageous men worked together to create a separate nation from England. Most of the men that signed that document gave their lives, fortunes or what every it took to change the…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 