“People with PTSD have their floodgates wide open. Lacking a filter, they are on constant sensory overload. In order to cope, they try to shut themselves down and develop tunnel vision and hyper-focus. If they can’t shut down naturally, they may enlist drugs or alcohol to block out the world. The tragedy is that the… Continue reading Acceptance – ‘Achieving’ Post-Traumatic Growth
Tag: healing your heart
I’m no longer a slave to fear
My second winter in Phoenix, Arizona I was a broken, drained and frustrated young woman. At a quarter of a century old, a month shy of my 26th birthday, I heard a song that broke my heart in two yet mended me from the inside out. By the way, I am trying to write consistently… Continue reading I’m no longer a slave to fear
Acceptance: Healing Your Grief
My dream died. My passionate pursuit has been felled. But weeks down the line, I'm finally SLOWLY starting to heal. Are you grieving too? Maybe this will help...