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Victorya Chase Goes to Therapy
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A couple years ago I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by a violent childhood. This is my journey, not to 'normal' but to 'ME.'
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It’s a Good Thing
When I started this blog way back when, I was in the deepest part of the dungeon of despair. But I saw the window. This let me know that there was life outside. I know I’m lucky, that some don’...
The Cats of My Life: Bobo
Photo Copyright: victoryachasegoestotherapy.blogspot.comIn terms of my journey, this is the last cat. She was a foster that I didn’t want. I had been searching for something after Penny died and...
Anxiety Inventory
Every couple of months, I have to fill out these \'behavioural surveys\' that keep track of my symptoms. The above is for anxiety, as it\'s a huge componenet of PTSD. It was interesting the first time...
Dealing With PTSD Symptoms
This was asked of me recently, how to handle it now that I’ve got it. To keep the monster at bay, as it were. During the worst of it I have ended up on the phone with my therapists crying uncontroll...
What Is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Per the National Center for PTSD:Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and ...
Identity
How do you define yourself? I hated that question in school. We had Sociology in high school and the teacher had us make a list of ten things that say who we are. “Not adjectives,” he warned, ...
Recognizing Happy Times
This is something my therapist wants me to work on, the ability to recognize happy times in my past (as well as, of course, the present). She doesn't want me to always dwell on the negative, but to s...