Trauma Thursday: PTSD Nightmares & Fear of the Dark/Being Alone
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:1. Fear of being alone in the dark, of sleeping alone; nightmares...
View ArticleTrauma Tuesday: PTSD and Gagging/Suffocation Feelings
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:2. Swallowing and gagging sensitivity; repugnance to water on face...
View ArticleTrauma Thursday: PTSD and Body Image
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:3. Poor or distorted body image; alienation from, not at home in,...
View ArticleTrauma Tuesday: PTSD and Physical Ailments
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:4. Somatization, stress-related diseases: gastrointestinal...
View ArticleTrauma Thursday: PTSD and Wearing Lots of Clothing
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:5. Wearing a lot of clothing, even in summer; baggy clothes;...
View ArticleTrauma Tuesday: PTSD and Addictions/Compulsions
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:6. Addictions, eating disorders, drug/alcohol overuse/abuse/or...
View ArticleTrauma Thursday: PTSD & Self-injury/Self-destructiveness
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:7. Self-injury (cutting, burning, etc.) (physical pain is...
View ArticleTrauma Tuesday: PTSD and Phobia, Panic, and Anxiety
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:8. Phobias, panic, anxietyOh, boy. Where do I even start with this...
View ArticleDear Adoption Maharishi: Is RAD Curable?
Dear Adoption Maharishi,My son and daughter-in-law adopted a 13-year-old child with reactive attachment disorder (RAD). It’s been a nightmare. The kid is great at school, but he is very difficult to...
View ArticleTrauma Thursday: PTSD and Being Invisible, Perfect, or Perfectly Bad
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:9. Need to be invisible, perfect, or perfectly badI have shared...
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