I am on Facebook and joined two groups that are similar to each other but slightly different. One is Living with CPTSD and the other is Healing from CPTSD. Matt, one of the founders and sometimes administrators, shares some of the most awesome stuff. I like sharing but I also respect copywrite laws. I am…
Awareness is rising that suicide is 100% preventable but how we go about doing that is not 100% successful. The meme brought up in this article says, “Suicide doesn’t stop the pain; it passes it on to somebody else.” Read the article for their perspective I’m going to share what I think about this phrase.…
Continuing on to #17 on the 25 obvious and non obvious 17. Biggest problem I have is remembering that I need to give myself more attention and love. Rather than continuously giving it all to others. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/25-obvious-non-obvious-self-care-issues-complex-trauma-survivors-struggle-with-lilly-hope-lucario/ This is Judy’s perspective. I really like it but it is not my perspective so you get different…
How can I help? When I am totally overwhelmed, it is illogical to serve someone else. However, one of life’s paradoxes is helping others helps me feel less overwhelmed. I tested it repeatedly and it works. It is more fun to do dishes at my kids house than at my own house. My heart feels…
Here in the United States many of the school districts are getting ready for students to go back to school. I have a week of teachers meetings. My stuff is gone through and organized. I bought pencils and pens. Along with the regular preparations one of the Facebook blogs posted 49 things you can do…
I have too much to do. I’m not coping I can’t handle one more thing. NOW you recommend that I give service? So went my counseling session so many years ago. However, I already knew the answer. I developed 7 simple changes to start taking back my life years before I started counseling. Service was…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 