The V.A. has enabled me to do a lot of my PTSD therapy at home via Telehealth. I was provided with an iPad mini for this purpose. The last several weeks I have done therapy at home, and am very grateful for this. I’m able to stay home and stay safe, while my state is…
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 I’ll start this off by reminding readers that I am not a mental health professional. I write from the perspective of a person who lives with a myriad of mental and emotional health issues. Those that have followed my haphazard blog along it’s bumpy road, know some of the reasons and…
I have this huge purple notebook that I used for journaling, and general note-taking while I was in residential treatment for PTSD. I also had smaller notebooks, one for each specific class. I was leafing through my purple one this morning, and found not only notes and journals, but also some “writings” interspersed among it’s…
My biggest faults: 1. Chasing after people who don’t want me. 2. Worrying about what others think. 3. Being too emotional/sensitive. 4. Apologizing for things that are not my fault. 5. Harboring expected reciprocity of feelings. 6. Depending on others to feel good about myself. I have spent (as of tomorrow) 50 years not feeling…