Before I started counseling I learned that to change your actions you need to change your thoughts. I intellectually got it but something seemed missing. I didn’t realize the thing missing was my own connection to my emotions. Counseling shed light into the dark parts of my mind and helped me start to connect my…
Shared on Facebook by my friend in Australia…. I learned that website readers can’t read a picture so here is the text: Six little stories with lots of meaning Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of the prayer, they all gathered together, but only one little boy brought an umbrella. …
I am always looking for more and better ways to cope with symptoms of PTSD/CPTSD. (Reminder, I was diagnosed with PTSD before Complex PTSD became an accepted term so I usually refer to PTSD.) I follow two PTSD groups on Facebook. I don’t remember which one shared this but it was an interesting list of…
Right now we are twixt and between holiday’s. Memorial day is coming up in the United States. Planning in advance for holidays gives you time to make a plan and practice. Holidays include birthdays, anniversaries of negative events, family events, graduations and all the holidays that hit the calendars. Just before Mother’s Day Mighty posted…
When I started my blog for PTSD it was one of the few non-military pages. I started it because I wanted to connect with others that understood life at the home front is sometimes more dangerous than the war front. Now more blogs are coming on board to share their experiences and understanding of PTSD…
Being married to a person with PTSD is tough. Ask my husband how difficult and unreasonable I can be. Counseling so many years ago started with marriage counseling. It quickly became obvious that very little marriage counseling could occur while I was so damaged and my thinking distorted by dissociation. My husband went with me…
Back in September my sister Judy shared an article on self-care. I decided to write my perspective and share her link but then life happened for both of us. I am not complaining or sad, it just happened. A lot of what happened was good and awesomeness. She got back on track with sharing her…
Of the same problem….Trust. 14. “I avoid asking help from anyone because I don’t trust anyone. I believe if someone offers me a hand, there will always be something they [want to] ask in return. I have friends but I don’t have a best friend. I keep my distance from people. Automatically, my wall blocks…
I know all caps is shouting on line but this next behavior would be all capitals. “I have trouble accepting any kind of love because growing up, it was always given with strings attached or used a tool for manipulation. I don’t trust that others have the capacity to love me unconditionally, so I hide…
I threatened my counselor that I would become a hermit. It was easier in my mind than dealing with all the scary people around me all the time. Wanting to be a hermit was tied to my not trusting people. What to do? What to do? 6. “I’m basically a hermit. My home is my…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 