ptsd
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; The storm after the storm.
Dark Feelings
Numb to the pain you look to the bright side, engulfed with jealousy when darkness laughs and you can't hide. People try to help while they are part of the cause, but the mind takes over as you forget to pause. Mental Illness is not fun and games, triggers can't be controlled but may be contained. Turn it off so no one can hear, the yelling from loved ones, that's in your ears. Emotions cause problems so throw them away, Let logic and pleasure be your guiding way. Noises of joy and love at your expense don't make you sick but damage your pathway. You think you want what others have, but maybe it's something you believe you will never have.
By The Kind Quill3 years ago in Psyche
How I Overcome Night Terrors
Night Terrors thought to be uncommon in adults can happen after a deeply traumatic or emotional events. I've had night terrors since I was five years of age. My husband tells me Emi you've had deeply traumatic things happen to you until your inner demons your mental state won't heal. What he doesn't know is my mental state has been a pile of rocks for quit sometime. I have yet to figure out a healthy way of dealing. To be honest, it's been a long while since I've even written.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)4 years ago in Psyche
My life
It's been five years since my last trauma in a 38-year lifespan of sexual traumas too numerous to count. My whole childhood has been wiped clean from my memory except when I sleep. I don't remember when the last time I truly was happy and not having to put on an act so no one would realize I was different. I've worn a mask for so long I don't know who the real Jessica is, sometimes I wonder do I do it for the world or because I am truly sick with myself. I can't even sleep in the same bed with the man who is the only person I believe I have ever loved. Love that is something I don't know how to do right because when I think of love I think of pain. I have never brought anyone into what truly goes on inside my head till now because it scares even me sometimes, most of the time I hope this gives people a better understanding of what it's really like.
By Jessica Jeter4 years ago in Psyche
National PTSD Awareness Month
Being a writer; I have a driven curiosity to research. When I started researching the month of June I quickly found that it is dedicated to National PTSD Awareness Month. Let me begin by saying I had no idea that there was an entire month dedicated to this illness. So the research alone was fascinating for me. There is an actual day dedicated to individuals that suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD);, and that is June 27.
By #KristinaWrites4 years ago in Psyche
Forgetting how...
DISCLAIMER: This story may have triggering subjects for those dealing with PTSD caused by abuse. If you're struggling mentally please seek help. Your brain is just as important as your heart and needs professional care like any other part of your body.
By Krysta Minor4 years ago in Psyche
Road Trips with My Family, or I'm Going to Kill Us All...Again
There was nothing like a good old Sunday afternoon drive. Bellies full after our post-church meal at the Midway, weather crisp and fall-like or sultrily summerish, off we’d go. Most of the time, it would be the three of us—Dad driving, Mom in the passenger seat, and me, often lying prone in the backseat.
By Catherine Kenwell4 years ago in Psyche
The Narcissist’s Projection Game: I Know You Are, But What Am I?
I know you are, but what am I? The projection game. Narcissists love to assign others their character defects. In fact, it is almost like an attack of the body snatchers- people who want to switch places with you, so that you can be the bad guy (them) and they can be the good guy (you). It’s a mind-fuck.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
