How an Entrepreneur Lives, Works & Tries to Play Post-Trauma
I can get really absorbed with my needs, especially on days when I have a lot going on and have severe PTSD symptoms. But as I want to have a really good partner, I am also looking to be a really good partner, and sometimes that means it’s not the day to be all about…
My independent self isn’t good at asking for help, not the least reason being that I often just don’t think to ask. I am good at organizing myself around what I need and need to do, but adding others to the mix is usually outside my interests/capacity/thought process. I had three instances of feeling like…
Yeah, I have no idea. Now taking suggestions. Because the world doesn’t stop to give me time to grieve, it keeps calling and emailing and pushing and demanding. The pressure to perform and pay bills and get my life together just as it’s breaking apart doesn’t stop just because I desperately need to. The need…
Whether it’s this particular point in time or that we’re not a good fit regardless of time, my boyfriend lashed out at me in a way that surprised and hurt me, and that I didn’t find fair. We’ve had a lot of problems in the last few months, including communication problems, which don’t seem to…
I’m watching a relationship crumble and I just don’t feel that there is anything more I can do for it. At some point I will try to figure out how I could have done better, how I could have been more patient, more understanding…how I could have done more, but I’ve done the best I…
According to the National Center for PTSD (Department of Veteran’s Affairs), “Trauma survivors with PTSD may have trouble with their close family relationships or friendships. The symptoms of PTSD can cause problems with trust, closeness, communication, and problem solving. These problems may affect the way the survivor acts with others. In turn, the way a…
