I found an article that I’m going to add my perspective. It is fairly long so I plan to break it up over a couple of days. Here’s the link to the original: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I didn’t find the author’s name. But I will add my perspective to each part. PTSD is as real as…
I get information from the VA even though I am not a veteran. They have one of the best sites on PTSD. This particular link is what family members can do to support a person with PTSD. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/helping-family-member.asp At the top of their list they suggest learning about PTSD. There is a bunch of information…
I browse through the BBC on a regular basis. I learned that Yahoo and MSN mostly post fluff news. If I want to know what is going on the world I check out the BBC. They posted an article that I read with interest. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150818-what-is-it-like-to-have-never-felt-an-emotion I’m curious how many of those that never felt emotion…
I follow several PTSD pages on Facebook. I am struggling lately with some of the attitudes I am encountering. I think they bother me most because I struggle with the same thing. They moan and groan that they want to be accepted for themselves in spite of their PTSD and actions. (I do separate PTSD…
I talk often about counseling, for a reason. I had an amazing counselor that from the beginning of our work explained that his job was to work himself out of a job. His goal was to teach me the skills I needed to live so I didn’t need a counselor to tell me what to…
What does humility have to do with PTSD? From Wikipedia I found this bit of information… The term “humility” comes from the Latin word humilitas, a noun related to the adjective humilis, which may be translated as “humble”, but also as “grounded”, “from the earth”, or “low”, since it derives in turns from humus (earth).…
My sister shared a link to Coming Back Home about why people with PTSD tend to push others away. http://canadianveteransadvocacy.com/comingbackhome/?p=946 She also share her challenges with being with people. https://theprojectbyjudy.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/sliding-in-a-post-from-coming-back-home/ I did use a stuffed TV vegetable tomato as she mentioned in her blog. It was the fabric kind with a big fat lip and…
I’m sharing different coping tools I added to my toolbox when fighting PTSD. I hope that they help someone else, too. Every once in awhile I need to be reminded as to why I do this. What motivates me to keep working on sharing these ideas? What is the driving force behind hours of reading…
Happy July 4th to the United States Declaration of Independence Day. I grew up with July 4th meaning fireworks. When I was a kid, I hated them. The noise was so loud. Now, I take out my hearing aids I can barely hear them. Nicely muffled for my viewing experience. For me, it was another…
I believe this is one of the most powerful tools I was ever blessed with. Thank you first counselor. He taught me the power of the ‘I’. I came to his office complaining, “He did that…..” “She did this……” I didn’t understand that as long as I phrased all my thinking in what the other…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 