We would all fly off the planet. This past year is beyond frustrating. I pulled back on everything. I dumped myself into full out survival mode. I played video games and crocheted. I also worked on learning Spanish. However, I am living proof that given enough time I would not clean my craft room. I…
One of the questions that pop up about once a week on the PTSD/CPTSD groups I follow is “What if I heal, who am I?” I am a photographer and I think in imagery. I kept thinking about this. The image I came up with is the filthy miners that come out of the coal…
Shared on Facebook by my friend in Australia…. I learned that website readers can’t read a picture so here is the text: Six little stories with lots of meaning Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of the prayer, they all gathered together, but only one little boy brought an umbrella. …
The day after 9/11 people changed……for awhile. People connected more. People went out of their way to tell people they loved how much they loved them. People waved flags, talked, and went out of their way to help each other. Mr. Roger’s mother said it best, “Always look for the helpers.” After the tragedy of…
Suicide is rising as feelings of hope are diminishing. I work at a school and see how often teachers and administrators focus on what is wrong, how kids are failing, and how to test to find more things wrong. Hyper-focusing on all the negative we reach a point of only seeing the negative. Our school…
This isn’t the only article about the number of suicides that are happening. Teenagers, children, soldiers, elderly almost every walk of life are experiencing epidemic increases in suicides. Blaming internet, government, and other entities misses the point. http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/11/suicide-now-the-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-in-utah/21430058/ My personal study on the subject is the rising wave of hopelessness, feeling they are a…
I finally had my melt down. I started spiraling down down down last February. Yesterday DH helped me melt down at last. There is something about rock bottom that helps me back up again. It is like I can’t stop the spiral down until I hit a low low enough to stop, catch my breath,…
The ultimate mind games are the ones abusers use with their victims. Convincing the victim they are powerless, without options, and totally under the power of the abuser. Not hard to do to a small child. Children and adults are groomed to accept abuse. As long as they believe they are powerless, nothing changes. …
My email reminder that it is time to pay for this website came. I thought about the past year. The posts, comments, and how much time I put into maintaining/adding content. Some days the thoughts fly off my finger tips creating posts that I am pleased with. Other days, well, are other days. The main…
*********Trigger alert********** The contents of this post may be triggering or disturbing for some readers. Proceed with caution. Today at school I challenged students to face their why. They are writing about their career choices and I am asking them to tell why. Why do you want to do this career? What is your…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 