And without having to spend a bunch of money to do it. Warning I am getting on my soapbox…..if this is not something you need right now enjoy the pictures and skip the text. According to the study at this link, people that suffer from child abuse are more easily startled. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852033/ Yes, someone was…
A beautiful survival tool is laughter. Turns tears into something quite funny or odd. I often joke that I can laugh or I can cry, laughing is more fun. When we we got Reader’s Digest in the mail, I read all the jokes first. I bought joke books. I grew up watching comics and funny…
*********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…
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…
I learned long ago, before counseling, when I was raising my small children we checked out a library book called, It Could Always be Worse. (http://www.amazon.com/It-Could-Always-Be-Worse/dp/0374436363) I delightful tale of the woes of a young man when his brother’s widow moves in with her lazy son. Seeking answers things became much worse. Survivors experience worse. …
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 