Irregular Future - Articles
We all say we want to ‘hea ...
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Michele Rosenthal
We all say we want to ‘heal’ — it sounds easy, right? We’ve healed things before, think of all those scraped knees and broken bones. We’ve healed illnesses, broken hearts and broken families. Healing PTSD symptoms should be as methodical as all the othe things we’ve healed, shouldn’t it?Sure, it should! But ...
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Sometimes my PTSD healing would ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Sometimes my PTSD healing would sail along: I’d go to therapy, do the talking thing, a little EMDR or EFT, or TFT, or TAT (do you have the feeling I’d try anything?!!), feel real proud of myself for being able to keep up with appointments and dig through the past according to what, how, when, and why my therapist thought I should.There ...
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Last week I was wondering abouth ...
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Michele Rosenthal
Last week I was wondering about how often we speak about our PTSD experience. This week I’m musing about how often we speak about our trauma itself. I meet many survivors who don’t want to reveal the details of their trauma at all. In my clients, all of whom are survivors, most won’t speak about their traumatic experience in detai ...
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Topics for Everyone Topics for Combat Stress
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Michele Rosenthal
A busy week in inspiring PTSD news. First, I want to introduce you to a PTSD Desert Storm Navy vet who, with the help of a PTSD Operation Iraqi Freedom Army vet, is launching an incredible new project: Check outOperation PTSDfor some true healing inspiration. The official launch will be November 11th; for now, you can read about how one vet sees P ...
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seeing the pain through mother's eyes
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KasondraI.
The journey has been hard for the entire family. Seeing your daughter's pain and knowing there is nothing you can do - nothing - is agonizing. You are mom - you are supposed to make everything ok, make your child feel safe, let them know you got it covered for them at least for a moment's rest. There is no rest in ED's mind and he torments the weak ...
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a great worksheet
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KasondraI.
I designed this worksheet for myself a long time ago to keep myself in check. It really helped me to make sure all aspects in my life stay in balance. I would note the objectionable items about the day date: weather: sleep: overall mood: set a daily goal goal: then i would do something daily from each category Mental Spiritual physical emotio ...
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ways to keep your cravings at bay
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KasondraI.
i have found from my experience that it is much easier to eat to live rather than live to eat if i am well nourished and in balance! Things i need to feel in balancebe honest with my energy in vs. energy out - keep it in balenceeat slowly and include as many senses as i canbuild my meals around what will build and nourish me!understand that vegtab ...
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More Mental Health Coverage In The Media
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loveisthecure
The success of Girl, Interrupted,a compelling movie starring Angelina Jolie and Winona Rider, brings to light the fact that entertainment and mass media influence has a huge impact on swaying public opinion and bringing issues to public awareness. Based on a best-selling memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen, the movie virtually put BPD on the m ...
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Bipolar Artist Creates Awareness Through Art
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loveisthecure
This guy has a pretty cool site.His name is Bob Childs and he created a book of illustrations and poetry sharing his struggle with bipolar disorder in a creative and beautiful form.I hope to see borderlines doing some of this in the future.http://www.shhhnotalking.com/
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Practicing Mindfulness by Dr. Drecun
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loveisthecure
Mindfulness as a practice is thousands of years old. Recently, this enriching practice has received attention by the Western part of the world, specifically in its application to mental health and wellness. Incorporating mindfulness into our lives can improve our mental, emotional and physical health. Mindfulness teaches us to be present and to no ...
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