Recent Posts Tagged With 'my story'

• Exposure therapy, Tackabery style

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 11:03 in autobiography, my story

  I have made a promise to myself that I will work on my book five days of the week. Not necessarily the week days or the equivalent hours to a five-workday week, but just in order to keep proceeding to that goal. As it is with all the writing I’ve d...

• Avoidance

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 17:59 in ptsd, my story

  I’ve been avoiding my blog. Avoidance is a common coping mechanism for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); you want to stay away from the things you know will upset you. But like just about everything else I can think of, avoidan...

• Avoidance

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 13:59 in ptsd, my story, novel writing, avoidance

  I’ve been avoiding my blog. Avoidance is a common coping mechanism for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); you want to stay away from the things you know will upset you. But like just about everything else I can think of, avoidan...

• Under the knife

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 13:57 in carpal tunnel syndrome, my story, physical symptoms, carpal tunnel release surgery

  on the one hand…2 by Rachel Gilmore of Belfast, UK, courtesy stock.XchngTomorrow I add another wound to my hand so I can have a scar to match the one just beneath my thumb that I got when I was in college. That one I received when I sliced my h...

• Changing Your Life with PTSD, Part 2: Know Your Relationships

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 11:23 in astrology, ptsd, enneagram, life changes, my story, liz greene, don riso

  Roof of the London Museum by James Wilsher of Romsford, Essex, U.K. courtesy stock.XchngOn my journey to here, I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out why: Why am I so unhappy? Why does everything seem so pointless? Why am I jumping at shadow...

• Changing Your Life with PTSD, Part 1: Identification and Visualization

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 12:04 in ptsd, life changes, my story

  magnifiers by marija jure of Vilnius, Lithuania courtesy stock.XchngAs frequent readers of this blog know, there was a time when I was struggling with my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) almost full-time: I attempted to kill myself, was admitted...

• Run Away! and Other Perfectly Acceptable Responses to Stress

  Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 09:20 in my story, physical symptoms, carpal tunnel release surgery, ccarpal tunnel syndrome, dr. wallace andrew, raleigh ortho

  So I met the affable Dr. Wallace Andrew yesterday who told me in no uncertain terms that I could have another cortisone shot which would give me relief for a few months or I could have open carpal tunnel release surgery. Er, I elected the surgery. I...

• Walkthrough

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 13:05 in moving, my story, new house, walkthrough

  Richard and I performed the walkthrough for our new house this morning, identifying any nicks or dings we saw. As we pulled in we met a lady walking her little dog, and it hit me that this woman was now my neighbor and that we are pretty close to hav...

• Our house is finished! . . . almost

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 15:18 in mortgage, happiness, musings, my story, new house

  Modern Clock by Jade Colley of Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, courtesy stock.XchngIt’s countdown time! The sod has gone down and our shrubs are in, and our walkthrough has been scheduled for Saturday. Inspection is Tuesday, and our closing is Frid...

• Feeling Broken

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 09:01 in depression, disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, my story

  Broken Bridge by Yali Shi of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, courtesy stock.XchngYesterday I went to my doctor to hear him confirm what I already knew: I have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome — damage in both wrists. To begin aggressive therapy, he injected...

• The anxiety cycle

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 21:03 in anxiety, ptsd, beastie boys, my story

  We are exactly three weeks away from owning a house today, a fact that fills me with an inner joy so great that not even waking up with the Beastie Boys’ “Paul Revere” in my head (proof of the utter randomness factor of the human br...

• Revelations

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 11:19 in child abuse, incest, sexual predators, ptsd, my story, sexual molestation, complex ptsd, beaten as a child

  Recently I discussed the recurring nightmare memory that led me to a realization of what my “problem” is: Complex PTSD as a result of childhood sexual trauma and abuse, with what I believe was delayed onset prompted by a series of horrifi...

• 19: Donuts

  Posted on Tuesday July 1st, 2008 at 10:35 in my story

  Connie came into my life at nine. He was a school system psychologist in Bradenton, Florida, and responsible for setting up testing and therapy for me while I was in elementary school. Rosharch ink blots, speech therapy, California Achievement Tests,...

• 19: Donuts

  Posted on Tuesday July 1st, 2008 at 10:35 in my story

  Connie came into my life at nine. He was a school system psychologist in Bradenton, Florida, and responsible for setting up testing and therapy for me while I was in elementary school. Rosharch ink blots, speech therapy, California Achievement Tests,...

• 18: Just one more little monster

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 10:23 in my story

  I can handle sticks and stones.But those words still break my bones. Dr. Raines (my psychiatrist) and I have begun to talk about my stepfather. Yes folks, I didn’t just get one abusive father, I got two! I won the bad dad lottery! Ahem. My s...

• 18: Just one more little monster

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 10:23 in my story

  I can handle sticks and stones.But those words still break my bones. Dr. Raines (my psychiatrist) and I have begun to talk about my stepfather. Yes folks, I didn’t just get one abusive father, I got two! I won the bad dad lottery! Ahem. My s...