Different meanings. One of the hard things about writing a blog about PTSD I can use words like dissociation, nightmares, suffering, and many other words and what I mean may not have the same definition to some of my readers. I went on some websites and felt marginalized and dismissed because I was not in…
One of the more irritating questions that my counselor harped on “Why do you keep giving your power away?” It irritated me because I didn’t believe I had any power to give away in the first place. Punching him crossed my mind once or twice but he always kept plenty of floor space between his…
Rarely show outside scars. Trigger Alert articles may be triggering for some readers. Two articles came to my attention today. One comes from Lilly Hope Lucario sharing how she felt at the beginning of her journey of healing. https://healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/complex-ptsd-is-an-isolating-severe-exhausting-disorder/ Her description so vividly described how I felt so often at the beginning of my healing…
I would love to post this flow chart of symptoms but the recent review of the copyright information I am including the link to the chart. I believe the most helpful thing about this chart is it reduces the symptoms to groups. In my opinion, recognizing the main issue directs me to the coping methods…
Over at Making Lemon-AID, my daughter, shares her challenges of surviving brain tumor surgery. Her courage and determination are amazing. I appreciate a post she shared on how to plan a visit with someone with TBI (traumatic brain Injury), I believe the same rules would apply for many with PTSD or other chronic conditions. I…
I learned something new from a comment. A person commented that CPTSD would be added to the ICD with the next version. OK….I didn’t know what it was so I asked Mr. Google. This is the first link I was given. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/icd-dsm.aspx The difference between the ICD and DSM. Here in the United States the…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 