https://roots2blossom.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/maladaptive-schema-finally-a-name-for-those-diseased-roots/ This was in my drafts for over a year. I needed to revisit it. I am sharing links to this one but I also lived it survived it. I am doing a bit of back sliding so needed a reminder to keep fighting forward. The link has a lot more information about Roots2blossom’s battle. …
I keep doing research and reading what others write about the challenges of PTSD. One of the more perplexing terms used by counselors is the explanation that I am ‘Stuck.’ Well great, what does it mean and how do I get unstuck? I imagined myself ‘stuck’ in quicksand, the more I struggled the more ‘stuck’…
Guilt is supposed to happen. Very young children feel guilt. I notice my dog seems to feel guilt as she slinks into a room she knows she is not allowed to go. Guilt dictionary meaning http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/guilt noun 1. the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal…
During counseling, my therapist defined several different types of abuse. He wanted me to understand what it is and what it wasn’t. One of the most difficult forms of abuse to define and recognize is emotional abuse. It leaves no mark that I can point to, “See you hurt me there.” I was raised with…
A Mighty Girl Thanks Mighty girl for sharing this article. Thanks to those that passed it to me. Signe Whitson, a child and adolescent therapist, has a timely message for parents and educators: “there is a real need to draw a distinction between behavior that is rude, behavior that is mean and behavior that is…
Stereo typical behaviors of anxiety sometimes eclipse subtle or different forms that can happen. Facebook shared a few suggestions. (If whoever owns the picture objects and wishes me to take it down, I will do so. I hope, however, you allow it to stay to help others. I did a search but couldn’t find the…
On Facebook PTSD Break the Silence shared the symptoms of Complex-PTSD. The people that decide what goes into the Psychology DSM-5 book did not place Complex-PTSD as separate from PTSD. They are similar enough that they didn’t consider complex-PTSD merited another heading. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/05/18/dsm-5-released-the-big-changes/ If you wonder why I am including this information, please, be aware…
Getting a category that fits my situation more accurately. One of the pages on Facebook shared this link: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/complex-ptsd.asp Long exposure to abuse usually means long term effects. I accept that PTSD is manageable for me but I doubt that it will ever be gone from my life. I lived with it since I was…
PTSD Facebook groups are working at sharing information about PTSD. Most of what I read is fairly accurate from the information I have. I am passing it along here and on my other blog. This is one of the best definitions I have read. I am a big believer that knowledge is power. Taking back…
Thriving – I decided to do a search on Thriving and psychology. I stumbled on someone’s list as to what she believe thriving is.. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201106/are-you-thriving-here-is-checklist I read her list. I agree with some, I disagree with others. I am starting to realize I do have my own definition of thriving. Another article I found links…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 