#ptsdawarness

Everyone has bad days–sometimes even a string of them put together. When you are dealing with PTSD and learning to manage yourself , there are some things that can really help on those shitty days.

How PTSD Affects Daily Life . When a man’s wife becomes his ‘caregiver,’ the natural order of marriage is destroyed. If a woman acts like your mother, it is impossible to be intimate with her.

TIPS FOR LIVING WITH PTSD .

#DEALWITHIT is a PTSD self-help book for veterans, police, and trauma sufferers .

What happens when PTSD is triggered .

Lack of sleep will make you cranky and out of sorts. It will affect your memory, may lead to accidents, weaken you immune system and even make you fat!

Here are 4 simple things I do when I am struggling with PTSD nightmares and flashbacks.

I looked out over the crowd , a mixture of both veterans and nonmilitary personnel. I asked What About Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Self Care? The room was quiet.

Lack of sleep will make you cranky and out of sorts. It will affect your memory, may lead to accidents, weaken you immune system and even make you fat!

Here are 4 simple things I do when I am struggling with PTSD nightmares and flashbacks.

I think “#dealwithit – living well with PTSD” is a book for anyone who has lost it all. If you have been shot at, faced with sudden loss, blown up, screwed over (or in my case, screwed), this book is for you. I like to think of it as duct tape for the soul.” —Dr. John A. King

: Everything I read in relation to PTSD recovery, seems to overlook diet. People don’t take into account the impact of chronic stress and trauma on our digestive tract.

Melissa and I figured out along the way that food impact how I was able to cope with events, days and even whole weeks of activities.