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Having been involved, passionately, in the PTSD debacle over the past 18 months what I've learned is what the title says, "PTSD is a choice". Stating this to most people who have been diagnosed will strongly disagree without hesitation. Why? Because most everyone feels there is no alternative. You're broke, you can't be fixed so …
Continue reading "PTSD Is A Choice. There’s Another Option."
There’s a Cherokee story about two wolves, and it serves as an excellent parable. It goes something like this: One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “my son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, …
The answer is simple. It’s for proper oxygenation throughout my body. Primarily, the Amygdala, but for many other reasons as well. As I’ve increased the breadth and depth of my own personal research on PTSD, anxiety and depression I’ve stumbled across quite a few very interesting articles and medical papers. Along with that, I’ve also …
I am on a path. That path is called "Warrior PATHH" and I was introduced to this at Boulder Crest Retreat in February 2017. The path never ends and if embraced, the path leads to understanding past experiences and welcoming new experiences with more knowledge of self and preparation for receiving the unknown. The more …
I'm totally gonna shoot from the hip on this one. I have so much to say and really have to rein it in at times. Writing this in a Word doc is my only saving grace because of my severe ADD; it’s just too hard to focus on what I want to say. Just sitting …
I’m sitting here at my desk this morning trying to make sense of things. This is not the first time this has happened but this is the closest one to me. See, I found out last night that an old buddy of mine had fallen to PTSD, taking his own life yesterday morning. I’m not …
In recent months I’ve had plenty discussions with people expressing my personal opinion towards pharmaceutical medications. This subject matter is about as sensitive as talking politics or religion. People feel very strongly about their position and will defend it. Most the time the only defense is that it makes them feel better. However, the residual …
I enjoy writing because my mind is like a freight train chugging across the country. It never stops moving. In my world everything I think is important. Many times it’s just a thought that passes by but sometimes I really feel I need to share it. Enter…WordPress.
I welcome struggle. Too many people fear struggle. They wish “life were easier”. People say life is so hard. No, it’s hard work. We should celebrate struggle cause only then do we get stronger. You want to be tough? You wanna be hard? Push thru struggle, see it thru to the other side.
