Does not fit all. I studied PTSD for over 15 years now. I am noticing a growing trend towards one therapy should work for everyone. Hogwash. If I went to an eye doctor he would not give me the same prescription as the person before me. The one thing really awesome about my first counselor…
Can anything good come out of childhood trauma? I read several articles that all relate to each other in my head. Hopefully I can share them with you in a way the makes sense. Resolving Post-traumatic Stress is a web page that is maintained by a therapist. He explains in a fairly straight forward way…
Free writing sounds lovely. Let your mind go free, write whatever comes to mind for 10, 15 or 20 minutes. This article makes it sound wonderful and relaxing. https://alternativehealthfortoday.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/free-writing-therapy-as-a-method-of-relaxation/ The author of the above article does not live with my mind. I absolutely believe that free writing has its place in healing. For me however,…
Hyper-focus is one of the symptoms of PTSD for some people. This is the ability to devout 100% of your attention on one thing. It is considered a negative thing because a person may block out the rest of the world so completely they don’t notice their house is on fire. So why would I…
Every once in a while I back myself into a corner with my writing and I am not sure how to proceed. I am writing about different tools for a coping toolbox. PTSD is an extreme emergency survival tool. Unfortunately, it is like driving a tank down a residential street. Gas mileage is terrible and…
Cloud and Townsend, in their book Boundaries, reminded me one of the unexpected side effects of setting boundaries. In the process of setting boundaries, I identify my needs. I remember the first time my counselor asked me what I wanted. I looked at him blankly. I had no idea. As I selected my rights and…
Once you understand that you have rights to protect it is time to add Boundaries to the tool box. You can review the page that I have on boundaries. https://ptsd-acceptingcopingthriving.com/coping/boundaries/ These are the books on Boundaries that my counselors suggested: Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend http://store.cloudtownsend.com/boundaries-softcover-book.html http://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/0310247454 This book is based…
PTSD follows a life changing event. Not everyone that has a life changing event has PTSD but everyone with PTSD had a life changing event or series events. CPTSD, Complex PTSD, is difficult for some people because there is not one main event but many things that build up to create a dysfunctional way of…
I was in counseling for several years before my counselor reluctantly supplied a diagnosis. I wondered for a long time about this. My boss at the time, demanded I give an explanation as to why ‘medically,’ I blanked out sometimes. All my previous bosses accepted the statement that at times I stopped functioning and it…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 