Continuing with poems “As you ramble through Life, Brother, Whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the doughnut, And not upon the hole.” I learned the poem above from Dr. Banks over 30 years ago…..the one below I just found when I was looking for the other one. Their Points of View. ‘Twixt optimist…
I am reading more and more information on PTSD. I am trying to share more than just my perspective. I am also looking for other links to share and give people a wider base of information. I am discouraged when I come across those that portray PTSD the end of all living and hopelessly stuck. …
Recently, I followed several pages for PTSD on Facebook. A trend that I am seeing is a number of posts that are wishing they could forget. What I am sharing is my experience. Forgetting sucks. I did forget. By the time I was in high school I could barely remember what happened in junior high. …
Reviewing life at the end of the year, between Christmas and New Year is an ideal time for me to think about what happened this past year. It is easy to get bogged down in the crumby stuff, the conversations that turned ugly, fears that got the upper hand, and generally a beat-myself-up session can…
Thriving, illusive as mist in the desert. I struggled with depression and physical health problems for as long as I can remember. It seems to be my challenge in life. When I started counseling I was at rock bottom. I was out of options. I was miserable, terrified, and convinced I could not ‘fix’ what…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 