*my post from 2014*

On my way to my last therapy appointment in St Louis.   If you have PTSD you know that the events of the last week have created a crisis for us. We are dealing with all the crap that comes up in our minds, bodies and spirit. Anxiety, anger, hyper vigilance, easily startled, insomnia, flash backs, irritability  and for some we  can get stuck in the past and respond to the world as if events from the past are actually happening. This is traumatizing for us all, but some are not their normal selves.  I have been trying to stay away because it touches a place in me that I have a hard time coming back from.  “unchecked anger is dangerous, I know first hand.  

I approve of me – http://wp.me/p1ryhF-8A

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/between-therapy-sessions-when-you-cant-seem-to-do-work-0816164

​Therapy is not an eraser. You don’t come out on the other side perfect. Therapy gives you understanding about self. When you learn new coping skills they MUST BE PRACTICED. Therapy helped me to be able to talk about what happened without it taking me under for weeks. The past still rears it’s ugly head but the difference is, now after therapy I use my tools that I learned work for me. I bounce back in minutes or hours but not days anymore. I honor my feelings and never apologize for having them. 

#TherapyWorks #Iamhappy 

#153lbs
6 years ago I started a journey to physical and psychological health. I quit smoking, lost 77 pounds so far and went back to College.
I started walking at least 2 miles four or five times a week. I recently quit sugar. No more Percocet pain pills and I use the Sun Rays to get rid of morning stiffness. Moving to Phoenix AZ has improved the quality of my life tremendously.
The most important changes have been my 3 1/2 year commitment to Therapy. Because of therapy my past wont ruin my future.  Because of therapy I can do anything.  There is no stopping me.  I AM LIVING MY DREAM of becoming a Business woman doing exactly what God called me to do with my life.

#GodSaidWrite #ToGodBeTheGlory
#TherapyWorks #miracleshappeneveryday

 

You will have what you say. For as far back as I can remember I’ve said “I am going to retire some where hot. So that I can shower, throw on my Sundress and get in my car and just go.” Ha! I don’t even have to comb my hair. 

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Even when I am mess I still put on my vest with a “S” on my chest, cause I’m a SUPERWOMAN. It amazes me how I can encourage and motivate others when my heart is filled with tears. Today is one of those days when I just want to go back to bed and party with pity all by myself. But I know that is just a feeling. I am not my feelings and crying releases endorphins. God gave us a wondrous gift of tears to cleanse our souls of the negative energy from fear and doubt. It has been said that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. After a good cry I ALWAYS feel better. I can see clearly and the pain is gone after a good cry.
Call me a cry baby if you want, but I praise God for giving me my own personal windshield wipers in the form of tears. I am able to go on with my calling to help heal others that cross my path with encouraging energy. My smile or a kind word starts a chain reaction that can travel around the world. Now that is a SUPERWOMAN POWER.