One of the powerful things taught to me by my first counselor that my ‘symptoms’ of PTSD were actually life adaptions that worked for me at the time of trauma. Of course, the issue was that they were maladaptive for living a more settled life. In the list of best practices, one of the concepts…
Every bit of research I’ve read on PTSD and religion is that those with some belief in a Supreme Being have the advantage. They believe there is something more, something bigger than this one moment. I had nightmares most of last night I woke up and was thankful to be awake. Sleep is highly overrated. …
I am continuing down the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. So I continue down the list. PTSD is paradoxical in how it makes me a bigger more confident person afraid of everything.…
I am continuing down the list of things that I wished people knew about PTSD: http://medprecautions.com/23-things-i-wish-people-understood-about-ptsd/ I recommend following the link to the original post which shares their ideas on each one. Some symptoms do seem to go away on their own. Yes and no. The body has an incredible ability to heal from…
Sleep – Nutrition – Exercise I hesitate writing this post because I am still struggling with this challenge. It is an ongoing battle for me to take care of my physical body. I was taught to be ashamed of my body. I was taught I was selfish to have my most basics needs met, like…
Modifying a quote from Facebook: A person’s strength isn’t just about how much they can handle before they break. It’s also about how much they must handle after they are broken. Healing LightToday’s Message – We never truly know how strong we are until we’re tested. Meltdown….the firing kiln over heated until the bricks from…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 