Meta
Tags
- #PsychologyAbuse
- #PsychologySurvivor
- #TraumaAwareAmerica
- Adventure
- Alexander Technique
- BodyIntelligence
- Ceremony
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Chronic Stress
- Community
- Complex PTSD
- Covid-19
- CPTSD
- Developmental Trauma
- Downregulate
- Downregulation
- Fun & Magic
- Giving & Receiving
- Happiness
- Healthcare in America
- Imogen Ragone
- Inner Growth
- Kindness
- Leadership
- Learning
- Love
- mental health
- Neurobiology
- Neuroplasticity
- Pandemic
- Personal Calling
- personal growth
- psychology
- Psychology Abuse
- PTSD
- Resilience
- Sailing
- Sailing Angel
- Sea Scouts
- stress
- Trauma
- Trauma Awareness
- Trauma Recovery
- TraumaSymptoms
- Unschooling
Tag Archives: PTSD
America’s “standard treatment” for childhood trauma: more abuse and neglect
If you had “good enough” parents you were blessed with a fairly regulated nervous system, integrated brain, and secure attachment style. These contribute greatly to a sense of well-being from which health arises and a good life can unfold. If … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Nervous System
Tagged #PsychAbuse, #PsychologyAbuse, #UHS, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, mental health, Mental Hospital, psychology, PTSD
Leave a comment
My “Patient Story” is up at Patients Rising
“I am motivated by the unconscionable harm I received when I asked for help with Developmental Trauma. I saw the same thing had happened to most of the people in that ward: early trauma in a chronically toxic childhood environment … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Mental Health
Tagged #Neuroscience, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Medical PTSD, Medical Trauma, mental health, Neurobiology, Psychology Abuse, PTSD
Leave a comment
“Anger is a Secondary Emotion”
“Anger is a secondary emotion,” a watercolor I painted 3 years ago, about 3 weeks after my ordeal in the ER and mental hospital. Anger is often an indicator of a violation. This one was enormous. Although I painted well … Continue reading
Open Letter to A. Snortz, Psy.D.*
I write this on the third anniversary of our final office visit. You probably forgot that day. I have not. To refresh: my GAD was back up to critical, I told you I had increasing suicidal ideations and thought it … Continue reading
Follow me on Facebook for more info on stress/trauma/PTSD/CPTSD
When you follow my TraumaAwareAmerica page on Facebook you can receive and find great info, tips, tidbits, insights, art, news, humor, and more about stress/PTSD/Complex PTSD and recovery, neurobiology, and mental health in general. Be sure to join the TraumaAwareAmerica … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Chronic Stress, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, Downregulate, Downregulation, Fun & Magic, Giving & Receiving, Healthcare in America, Imogen Ragone, Inner Growth, Kindness, Learning, mental health, Neuroplasticity, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery
Leave a comment
14-Step Neuroscience-Based Recovery from Complex PTSD
Having lived with Complex PTSD my entire life and studied the biology of fear for several years, I’ve come up with a neuroscience-based recovery plan: 1. Recognize that I was powerless during my traumatic experiences and the long-term effects of … Continue reading
Complex PTSD Recovery Tools
Having survived severe Developmental Trauma, lived with Complex PTSD my entire life, and studied the neurobiology of fear for about 6 years, I’ve developed a strong set of recovery tools. These are selected for their positive neurophysiological effect and support … Continue reading
SGB for PTSD
Since Sept 2020 I’ve had five Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGBs) as a treatment for my Complex PTSD. This minimally invasive and largely safe treatment has been used to treat PTSD for about 10 years and shows remarkably impressive results with … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Complex PTSD, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma, mental health, Neuroplasticity, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma Recovery
1 Comment
Coregulation saved my father’s funeral
My father–whose behavior made him a monster to me–was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery in September. I spent weeks readying. I bought dress slacks, pulled together an outfit, worked through my fears, and intensively practiced three lines of … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Alexander Technique, Ceremony, Chronic Stress, Complex PTSD, coping tools, family, funeral, Giving & Receiving, guns, gunshot, hyperacusis, Kindness, Love, mental health, PTSD, resources, stress, synesthesia, Trauma, Trauma Recovery
Leave a comment
“Instead of addressing the underlying issues”
“Women described being misdiagnosed or given painkillers instead of addressing underlying issues. One woman lost her child traumatically. Another had to experiment and eventually diagnose herself because her doctor was no help,” the newspaper noted, regarding Black women in our … Continue reading