Tag: PTSD
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Scared to talk, but desperate not to be afraid.
Fear is a strange thing. Sometimes it is based in fact, things we fear and we know we have to do, like public speaking. Sometimes it is based on experience, something bad has happened before and we worry it will happen again like a failed exam. Sometimes there is no logic or reason for it.…
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Scared to talk. Therapy is not always easy, but when was happiness easy.
I am shitting myself about having a conversation. How ridiculous is that. I started another round of therapy last autumn. I have always struggled with my sleep, but in times of stress it just gets awful. I often lay awake for hours unable to get to sleep. Have horrendous nightmares some times to such an…
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A glimmer of hope on a cold winters day.
Because life is short, follow the Happy Path for more tips and inspiration to live your happiest live. Since my burn accident and even following treatment for the PTSD there have been a few triggers for my anxiety that I have been unable to eradicate. The top of my list feeling hot. I could be…
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Three reasons to be patient, persistent and proud when battling mental illness
Mental illness can be one of the hardest illnesses to overcome.
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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react.
‘Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react’ I love this statement, not because it is accurate or scientific. But because it challenges us to think about how much we chose to sit back and let life happen and how much we own our stories.
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Hospital Anxiety. Five ways to overcome it so the panic attack never arrives.
Hospital Anxiety. Five ways to overcome it so the panic attack never arrives. Hospitals have always made me anxious, when I recently had to go for an operation I was sure I would suffer from anxiety attacks but with some careful well-being care and great support I managed to avoid them.
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Its true Silence is deadly and transformational, powerful, enlightening and necessary.
Oh my gosh I feel so FREE. I have been really quiet on the blog the last couple of weeks. Thank you if you stuck with me. I am expecting to be here a lot more now I have acknowledged the route of my blocker. On the interests of sharing to improve here’s what was…
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Positive thinking is not a cure for mental illness but it is one of many great tools.
Positive thinking is not a cure for mental illness but it is one of many great tools. I see lots of posts sounding out that saying Think Positive is an awful thing to say to people with mental health illness… I think most of the time as part of a caring response it is fine…
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Don’t let life define you. You define life. Dream big.
Don’t settle – Even if you are happy, could you be happier? Don’t give up on your dreams – Simply knowing what your dreams are and knowing you are trying to reach them is exciting and liberating. Don’t take for granted what you have – Times are tough, but how ever hard they get you…
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Tools & Techniques – Thought Field Therapy
The first in a planned series of blogs specifically on tools and techniques I have used to improve my wellbeing.
Rowan Aderyn 