How an Entrepreneur Lives, Works & Tries to Play Post-Trauma
I’m traveling a lot for work this week, not sleeping much and still getting dozens of emails, notifications and phone calls. I’m irritable, to say the least, and as much as I would love to cut loose and enjoy the opportunities before me, that whole PTSD thing isn’t really accommodating me. I almost got pulled…
Sometimes you do what you gotta do to cope. I have a friend who is a kid’s musician as part of his musician profession. I don’t even know how or when we met, we just know each other, and a while back I ran into him at regional event that relates to my work. He…
I decided to go to a 90s/00s dance party fitness class last night. It sounded fun, I knew people who were going, and I felt that I was prepared to be aware of how I felt and not overexert myself. I had a great time, got a good workout in, and made it home to…
I’m a person who likes plans and schedules. I’m also a person who likes to forget and ignore making plans and scheduling things to take care of myself. This week I’ve been busy scheduling haircuts, eye appointments, checking into CBD oil (more on that when it arrives!), scheduling therapy appointments and knowing when I need…
In the last week my PTSD symptoms that I had only experienced while driving have begun to rapidly become more severe and pervasive, so I reached out to my therapist. Thankfully she had an appointment open, and we’ll start the EMDR process next week. I’m so grateful! I’ve done this once before, when I was…
PTSD can be such an overwhelming barrier to living. I now have to weigh my actions carefully, consider whether I have the energy or capacity to do whatever it is I want to or need to do, have an exit strategy if I get overwhelmed and can’t handle the situation I’m in, build in rest days…
This time last year I was not in a good place. I was staying with my grandma after she fell and pretty much gave up working for several months to care for her, which has ultimately had some bad interactions with my PTSD. I wasn’t able to tolerate the mental hell that comes with so…
