I had no memories from my childhood. In a way I let it go but I still had PTSD response with no understanding as to why I reacted this way. It was difficult in counseling when my counselor asked me about my past. I chirped, “We went to the park, we went to the zoo.” …
This is the time of the year I review my progress. I made it through Christmas time. I love the season but tend to plan more than I could ever accomplish. I lost presents that I bought this summer and had to buy things for my granddaughters. They’ll get the other presents when I find…
I have too much to do. I’m not coping I can’t handle one more thing. NOW you recommend that I give service? So went my counseling session so many years ago. However, I already knew the answer. I developed 7 simple changes to start taking back my life years before I started counseling. Service was…
I share my experience with PTSD with dissociation at a severe level because I want to let others know they are not alone. I have no military experience. My combat zone was called home and neighborhood. The area I lived was considered a “good” neighborhood with plenty of doctors, lawyers and teachers. The worse abuser…
cognitive dissonance noun, Psychology 1. anxiety that results from simultaneously holding contradictory or otherwise incompatible attitudes, beliefs, or the like, as when one likes a person but disapproves strongly of one of his or her habits. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cognitive-dissonance One of the psychology terms I needed to learn. Fairly early in my counseling sessions, my counselor would…
Debates rage about PTSD and mental illness. Some say it is not an illness. Some say that they don’t want to be labeled mentally ill. Illness: a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind : a specific condition that prevents your body or mind from working normally : a sickness or disease…
Emotions are often wished a way… I wish I wasn’t sad. I wish I wasn’t angry. I wish I could control my emotions. Sadly, some wishes are fulfilled until no emotions are felt any more. They have a psychology word for it dissociation. It is extremely unhealthy. It is grey and nothing. I fenced myself…
The holidays are coming….they come the same time every year. Different holidays affect people differently. For me, Halloween is just fun, no triggers. However, Thanksgiving is at the top of my trigger lists. The challenge is to sort out why the holiday is a problem then create a plan that helps you navigate the holiday. …
I am continuing down 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. So I continue down the list. I am feeling like the list is stretching and I am thinking of more things not on…
I am continuing down 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. I relate to Time differently than I did before. I was 5 years old when the trauma started….and continued for several years. …
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 