Connecting with emotions
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
This question was in one of the PTSD facebook pages. I decided to share my answer here too. Q: How does one connect to emotions in therapy? I have a super strong social/protective self which is hindering my progress. A: Wow. That is a tough question. I survived by disconnecting then my counselor wanted me ..read more
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Right road
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
I love this definition: I found it on FB, I think I found the right link to UsaReturn…but not sure. Hoping to find more information. It is something to think about ..read more
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What’s Under the Dirt?
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
One of the questions that pop up about once a week on the PTSD/CPTSD groups I follow is “What if I heal, who am I?” I am a photographer and I think in imagery. I kept thinking about this. The image I came up with is the filthy miners that come out of the coal ..read more
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4 extreme coping modes
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
I grew up learning about the Fight-Flight responses to stress. My mother taught us to either run or fight. I watched my brothers polarize their responses…one ran and the other fought every one and every thing. I didn’t feel like I fit either one. Then I learned about Freeze….closer. This is that “deer-in-the-headlights” where you ..read more
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Journals – do they help?
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
Quite often when reading articles on healing you will encounter the suggestion to journal your thoughts. For me, that was down right scary and seemed impossible when my thoughts are all over the place. I do not journal every day. I do use writing as a way to organize my thoughts, put things into words ..read more
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How not to take things Personally
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
‘Tis the season of hurt feelings, manipulations, and other stuff that certainly feels very personal. Unreasonable expectations from ourselves and others abound. So why would I post a Ted Talk about not taking things personally? Yup, this Ted Talk is one man’s ideas on how to not to take thing personally. It was a timely ..read more
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Holidays arrive the same time
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
Originally posted on PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving: Have you ever noticed that the Holiday’s arrive at the same time? The drama remains the same from year to year? The unreasonable expectations also don’t change?  I have several posts about holidays that I reuse over and over because the same stuff happens.  There is some ..read more
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Back to Basics
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
I was doing really great at the beginning of this year, at least I thought so. Then Covid locked downs hit. My job went from classroom to practically nothing, but fortunately still employed. I still thought I was doing ok. Not impressed with the World reaction to another flu, but I was coping. Then after ..read more
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How are we programming our minds?
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
I read long posts on Facebook and find amazing stuff. I am not the author but I certainly believe this applies. I am working on how I talk to myself. It is challenging and this Facebook post gave me a lot to think about. Sometimes I am dreading something, so I actually set myself up ..read more
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Coming out of the Fog
PTSD – Accepting, Coping, Thriving
by weareonebyruth
1y ago
One of the things I learned during my years of counseling is depression acts much like a dense fog covering everything and obscuring my view from all else except the smothering depression.  Since the mask mandate in our area, I am struggling with the worse depression I felt in a long time.  It took a ..read more
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