Triggers
Navigating Triggers: 6 Tips To Prepare Yourself to See a New Doctor
I circled the date on my calendar in red and gulped. I really didn’t want to do this but I’d canceled once already and knew I needed to make this appointment. Again. Ugh. I closed my eyes as my constant companion for the past 30 years of my life, nausea, barreled into my consciousness. The…
Read MoreIntrusive Thoughts, Part 1
A few weeks ago I was going about my day, getting ready for a business lunch meeting. Showered, shampooed and shined, I was applying my makeup in my big, round, brightly lit make-up mirror, when seemingly out of nowhere, there it was. THAT thought. And then the NEXT one. The thoughts inside my head sounded like a noisy…
Read MoreHow to Help a Spouse or Loved One with Military PTSD, Pt 2
Our thanks to Jeff and Alisha for sharing their story to help provide understanding and insight for other military families who may struggle with trauma and those who love them. I went to Iraq from Oct 2003 to Mar 2005 as an Army Infantryman. I have struggled through reintegration with the world ever since. Alisha…
Read MoreHow to Help a Spouse or Loved One with Military PTSD, Pt. 1
This week I had the privilege of talking a good friend of mine whose husband is an Afghanistan veteran who battles with complex post-traumatic stress. I met *Alisha (not her real name) a few months ago through a group for caregiving spouses. We quickly discovered shared experience with caring for loved ones with PTSD. And…
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