Watch “How I’m Going to Recover From CPTSD” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/sqGK8d_xyz4
Triggered by Husband’s Face
Sunday, May 20th, 2018 Yesterday, the look on my husband’s face threw me into a doozy of an emotional flashback. I was crying on the beach during our walk. Permeating the flashback were thoughts of my dad. Nothing specific, just kept thinking of him. I always think that when somebody’s facial expressions put me into […]
New Podcast
Listen to the newest episode of my podcast, Poking Holes – CPTSD Warrior: Welcome to the Poking Holes – CPTSD Warrior Podcast https://anchor.fm/poking-holes-cptsd-warrior/episodes/ep-e1ggm8
Watch “CPTSD: Part of My Morning Routine” on YouTube
Just a bit of my morning routine. Earlier this morning I took a walk with the dog around a lot of nature. I took a pic and posted it on my new instagram account of some berry bushes budding. I made it the main image for this blog post. So pretty. The coffee is full […]
8 Ways to Naturally Reduce Anxiety
Here are 8 things that I am doing to help reduce my anxiety naturally. Eating clean – watch what you put into your body. For me clean eating means not eating those things which cause inflammation in the body, because inflammation in the body can also affect mental health. Quit Caffeine – I am quitting […]
Depersonalization Disorder
After much research, I have realized that I have depersonalization disorder, also known as depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPDR). DPDR is a form of dissociation, which can be triggered at times of high stress/anxiety. In the following video I share information about DPDR and talk about my specific symptoms. I filmed parts of this video on different […]
Why We Need to Share Our Stories
Why do we share our stories? Why do we NEED to share our stories? For me, I think the key is that these stories are sources of pain. We need to tell the stories to work through the pain and process the emotions. If we ignore it, it stays. If we address it, talk about […]