I’ve been isolating at home for somewhere around two months, and that’s as close as I get to a count. I don’t actually care. Time is a… Read more “Not Even Counting the Days”
Tag: trauma survivor
I Let Myself Sleep
It’s hard to outwork me. I come from people who work. It’s how we’ve survived for a long time. It’s how we’re surviving now. So it’s a… Read more “I Let Myself Sleep”
So I Bought A New Car, Not On Purpose
Three hours from pulling up on the lot, I walked out the door the owner of a new (to me) car. It was a better deal than… Read more “So I Bought A New Car, Not On Purpose”
Writing Takes Many Forms
I’ve stepped away from blogging regularly over the past few weeks as I’ve been re-writing my life. The writing isn’t quick, it’s taking many drafts, a lot… Read more “Writing Takes Many Forms”
I’m Good, And Far From Great
I’m becoming very uncomfortable in my cocoon. It’s apparently usual for people who have experienced trauma (and those of us who have had our brains wrecked by… Read more “I’m Good, And Far From Great”
With PTSD Trauma Sometimes Bubbles Up…and Sometimes It Explodes
Everyone who has said yoga is a good practice for people who experience PTSD has been correct, in my experience. It was a long, rough road to… Read more “With PTSD Trauma Sometimes Bubbles Up…and Sometimes It Explodes”
Healing Happens as it Happens
If I had been given the choice, I would have hit healing like a crash course, and done it in a day. Healing happens as it happens.… Read more “Healing Happens as it Happens”
Anxiety, Heartbreak and Working with PTSD
I get tired of reading my own stories of struggle. For everyone who thinks it’s just a matter of thinking positive, or having a better attitude, or… Read more “Anxiety, Heartbreak and Working with PTSD”
There’s the You I Love, and Then There’s…
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… Read more “There’s the You I Love, and Then There’s…”
