Category: Complex PTSD
Posted on September 5, 2016
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My last post was about PTSD. I tend to jump around topically a bit simply because I’ll wake up in the morning sometimes with an idea in my head and think, “Oh, that would be interesting to write about.” The topic of PTSD, however,… Continue Reading “CBD, Endocannabinoid System, and PTSD”
Category: anxiety disorders, Complex PTSD, Healing, medical cannabis, mental health, migraines, panic attacks, PTSD, traumaTags: anxiety and the brain, CBD, endocannibinoid system, healing process, medical cannabis, PTSD, THC
Posted on August 29, 2016
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Saying ‘no’ is good. I seem to rarely do it, but I’ve heard other people tell me this. I am kidding. Sort of. I really find out just how good saying ‘no’ is particularly when I said ‘yes’ but really wanted to say ‘no’. Do you know… Continue Reading “Saying No is Good”
Category: Complex PTSD, coping strategies, divorce, domestic violence, Healing, mental health, PTSD, self-advocacy, traumaTags: ANTs, distress tolerance, divorce, domestic abuse, healing process, PTSD, self-soothing, trauma, triggered responses
Posted on June 4, 2016
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I wasn’t sure who would read my previous post on the experience of getting triggered (Getting Triggered). I can’t find much helpful information on it to be honest. The online article from 1in6 from which I cited was actually one of the best articles I’ve… Continue Reading “Getting Triggered: Healing from Trauma”
Category: Complex PTSD, coping strategies, Healing, mental health, PTSD, Recovery, therapy, traits in victims, traumaTags: healing from trauma, PTSD, three stages of healing from trauma, trauma, triggered responses, triggers, Trust after Trauma
Posted on August 7, 2014
by MJ
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I live in Minnesota. I overheard someone say once that we work for our seasons. That’s an oddly funny thing to say, but, if you live here, then you’ll understand the meaning in that sentiment. As a seasonal change approaches, the current weather patterns… Continue Reading “Abandoning the Self”
Category: abuse in families, co-dependency, Complex PTSD, Denial, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emotional abuse, Healing, marriage, PTSD, Recovery, relationships, therapyTags: abuse, Complex PTSD, distress tolerance, emotional flashbacks, emotional neglect, mindfulness, narrative approach, PTSD, self-abandonment, therapy
Posted on August 3, 2014
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Recovery is something I have talked about on this blog. A lot. If we have experienced an iota of abuse or trauma in our lives, then we will have to commit to the process of healing and recovery. That’s life. That’s how we clean… Continue Reading “PTSD and DESNOS”
Category: abuse in families, Complex PTSD, emotional abuse, Healing, mental health, panic attacks, PTSD, Recovery, Sexual Abuse, therapy, traits in victimsTags: abuse, anxiety, co-dependency, Complex PTSD, DESNOS, PTSD, sexual abuse, trauma
Posted on February 20, 2014
by MJ
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I don’t know to whom I need to attribute this image. It’s one of those images that gets passed around Facebook and Pinterest, and everyone LIKES it. It feels inspirational. It seems like something one might hear at a political rally or in a… Continue Reading “Looking Ahead”
Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, encouragement, Healing, human trafficking, mental health, PTSDTags: financial problems and anxiety, healing process, human trafficking and PTSD, OCD, PTSD, sense of foreshortened future, trauma
Posted on July 23, 2012
by MJ
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I’ve discussed myriad topics on this blog ranging from community, body image issues, forgiveness, faith, PTSD, and recovery. I’ve also discussed something called ‘differentiation’ although I haven’t called it that. Essentially, the work I’ve been doing to extract myself from the toxic and abusive… Continue Reading “A Conclusion”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, co-dependency, Complex PTSD, Faith, human trafficking, Moving Forward, PTSD, traits in victims, UncategorizedTags: Borderline Personality Disorder, characteristics of co-dependency, co-dependency, differentiation, PTSD, separation and individuation, therapy, traits in victims
Posted on November 16, 2011
by MJ
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I have a dog and two cats. My dog is an Australian Shepherd otherwise known as an Aussie. Her breeder gave her to us last April. Yep, she just gave us a purebred Aussie–for free. What’s the catch? Well, you have to know something… Continue Reading “South Dakota and Panties of Shame, Grateful to Be in Neither”
Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, Faith, God, Moving Forward, panic attacks, PTSD, Recovery, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, God, healing process, panic attacks, Recovery, therapy
Posted on August 3, 2011
by MJ
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I’ve been browsing the blogosphere lately. There’s some funny shit out there, and I do mean shit. It’s drivel, but it makes me laugh. That’s what I’ve been doing for a while now. Reading shit. Now that I’ve got an iPad, I have access… Continue Reading “Rebuilding Our Secret Gardens after Annihaltion”
Category: Complex PTSD, Grief, Healing, human trafficking, PTSD, Recovery, UncategorizedTags: abuse, entitlement, grief, human trafficking, PTSD, Recovery
Posted on July 15, 2011
by MJ
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It’s been one helluva week so I’m just going to “let go” for a moment. I figure I can do that since it’s my blog after all. I wish my mother would disappear over the event horizon of a black hole, hence, permanent deletion… Continue Reading “Borderlines, Sociopaths, PTSD, and Peace”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Christianity, Complex PTSD, Denial, Fathers, Mothers, PTSD, UncategorizedTags: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, boundaries, Christianity, Complex PTSD, denial, mothers, neural networks, peace, PTSD, sociopathy, therapy