a poem about awareness as it takes hold after decades of dissociation.
Awareness
The Weight of Dates
I long for the days when my father's birthday was just a date on a calendar and not a day that caused me such emotional turmoil.
My Story was Featured Again! Oh, and it’s -21 degrees out
Emerging Proud featured my Story as a Trauma Survivor. Oh, and did I mention it's subarctic out?
EMDR Therapy & PTSD Pt 3: The Benefits
Part Three: the benefits of EMDR therapy for trauma survivors
6 Ways the Past Complicates Relationships in the Present for Trauma Survivors
In order to learn how to let go - one must first understand what their obstacles are.
QoTD: New Endings
Maybe it is time we reframe the narrative in our minds.
Knock Knock – It’s Your Old Friend Avoidance
I see it coming, maybe for the first time I can take control of its visit and shorten its stay.
My Trauma Response is Avoidance
Trying to saddle up with and change my patterns of avoidance is no easy task - considering avoidance is what I am best at.
C-PTSD: 10 unusual symptoms you didn’t realize were connected
10 symptoms of C-PTSD that aren’t discussed enough.
