The way you treat yourself is often the way you see others treat you, too. I have a friend (I’ll call him ‘Kevin’) who doesn’t understand why he always seems to strike out on love, get walked all over by his ‘friends,’ or end up in the most unpleasant of challenges in life. He complains…
Category: PTSD
Defeating PTSD: Recognition
My road to coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been a difficult one. I didn’t even know that I needed any help or that I really had a problem until someone else gently helped me to realize it. I was 23 before I ever stepped foot into a therapist’s office. Bob and I were…
Defeating PTSD: Living Life
When you have PTSD or any other mental disorder, living a “normal life” can be a challenge, especially if you don’t get the help and support you need to heal from it. And even when you do have all of the best possible resources, it’s not always easy. But day-to-day life can still be pleasant…
Defeating PTSD: Forgiveness
When I first began going to therapy for PTSD, I had a really hard time with the concept of forgiveness. It was this big important landmark of a thing that I could never actually learn to do right–or even at all. I harbored a lot of anger and resentment deep inside my damaged soul. How…
Defeating PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
When you’ve been made a victim, it can be difficult to see yourself as anything else. Discrimination, abuse, and violence can make it hard to see yourself otherwise. But it is possible to no longer view yourself that way. It is possible to survive terrible events, and even thrive because of them. Recently, I learned…
Defeating PTSD: Recognition
My road to coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been a difficult one. I didn’t even know that I needed any help or that I really had a problem until someone else gently helped me to realize it. I was 23 before I ever stepped foot into a therapist’s office. Bob and I were…
Defeating PTSD: What Is It, Anyway?
I’m beginning a series of posts about my own understanding of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I’m not a psychologist, and have no training in understanding the human mind. But I do know about my personal experience with PTSD, as well as the experiences of a small handful of friends and acquaintances who have also…
Defeating PTSD: What Is It, Anyway?
I’m beginning a series of posts about my own understanding of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I’m not a psychologist, and have no training in understanding the human mind. But I do know about my personal experience with PTSD, as well as the experiences of a small handful of friends and acquaintances who have also…