All my blogs are changing in format and look not because I am choosing this but because computers changed constantly and I don’t do well with change. Now that is a complex sentence. I realized this week that I have not posted on any one of my 3 blogs. No pictures No PTSD/CPTSD No self. …
What if you don’t know what is wrong with you. I first noticed that there was something different about me when I was a teenager. I listened to my friends talk about crushes, school, and family I felt totally out of the loop. I was fascinated by their perspective but my concerns and worries didn’t…
Early in my counseling my therapist bluntly told me I was an emotional moron. Wow thanks. But he followed this with the information that I can change this by learning the skills that I didn’t learning as a child. I totally did not comprehend how much I missed out on growing up. I didn’t grow…
Yup, Navy Seals Team Never Quit came out of the Froglogic page and yes I follow them on Facebook. From them I learned about the importance of building a team. One of the difficult things about child abuse is the abuser will isolate the child and imply that they are alone. That no one will…
I never think on a grand scale. I am doing good to get myself together at the beginning of the day and make it through without making a mess of something. Life is like that for me. However, IF I wanted to think on a grand scale and create a curriculum to help prevent suicide…
Before judging me and my choices, walk a mile in my shoes…..then you are a mile away and I can’t hear you. Too often it is comments and words and ‘well meaning’ advice that can really hurt. Instead of expecting other people to watch what they say, I am working on a list of…
I am continuing on the list of things that are recommended for therapist to do. I believe these are important to recognize for the client because as a person seeing a therapist I can make the work harder or easier. If I understand what my own options are I can work towards my strengths. Sadly,…
Oops, I saved the topic but not the link then closed the window because I thought I saved the link…..heavy sigh. Brain glitches are so annoying. Early Signs Wish people knew The article listed several symptoms of PTSD that they wished they knew were PTSD. Instead they went through a time of confusion by their…
For the most part, I don’t like to look at what ifs? Leaves me playing a game of creating a life that was never there. How ever, what if I didn’t have a counselor? Sadly, this is a growing issue. Two things are hitting hard. Many insurances don’t cover mental health appointments or the number…
One definition of thriving is feeling Happy. Living through deep depression, PTSD or some people call it CPTSD, cancer, and suicidal ideology, happiness seemed elusive or fleeting. Years ago a lady I knew wrote a song about Happiness is Like a butterfly….When pursued is frightened and shied. I lived hearing things like when you get…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 