PTSD challenges — Life with PTSD — Refracting Hope

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PTSD head.jpg — Life with PTSD

My life is spent dodging shrapnel in an invisible war that never ends. My head too full, I chaos between chaoses, ever hyper-alert in a sometimes charming and ‘together’ (but often not) type way. This is my day-to-day life with complex PTSD with all it’s interesting bits, and it’s challenges. My ordinary.

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Posts tagged PTSD challenges

Masks - Not innocent fabric

Masks - Not innocent fabric

Mask wearing during COVID-19: Some tips for people with a history of trauma

Hope Gordon10 September 2020covid-19, coronavirus, masks covid, mask PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, pandemic, covid PTSD, ptsd flashbacks, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse, child abuse masks, childhood trauma

PTSD, communication and COVID-19

PTSD, communication and COVID-19

Complex PTSD makes using technology such as Face Time and Zoom challenging as I try to cope in this COVID-19 world.

Hope Gordon22 May 2020covid-19, coronavirus, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, social distancing, covid communication, pandemic, hope gordon, covid PTSD, covid ptsd, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse

Inside my chaotic head

Inside my chaotic head

A snapshot of my messy head.

Hope Gordon22 May 2020thought process PTSD, self talk PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse

Flashbacks - What are they like?

Flashbacks - What are they like?

This is what it feels like when I have a flashback

Hope Gordon3 April 2020flashbacks, child abuse, childhood trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, hope gordon, ptsd flashbacks, PTSD challenges, ptsd hypervigilence, PTSD hyperalert, PTSD coping

PTSD in a pandemic 3 (COVID-19 in Australia): Chaos and PTSD don't mix

PTSD in a pandemic 3 (COVID-19 in Australia): Chaos and PTSD don't mix

The more those around me are agitated in this COVID-19 world, the worse my complex PTSD.

Hope Gordon19 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, PTSD covid, post traumatic stress disorder, pandemic PTSD, hope gordon, childhood trauma covid, PTSD challenges, PTSD coping, ptsd hypervigilence, PTSD hyperalert

PTSD in a pandemic 2 (COVID-19 in Australia): Preparing for a pandemic

PTSD in a pandemic 2 (COVID-19 in Australia): Preparing for a pandemic

Sometimes fear paralyses. I am not stripping supermarket shelves. I am not prepared for this pandemic. Not at all.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, covid PTSD, pandemic PTSD, pandemic, hope gordon, childhood trauma covid, PTSD coping, PTSD challenges

Casing the joint with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Casing the joint with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Always sussing out the environment for potential danger, I never, ever relax.

Hope Gordon16 March 2020PTSD hyperalert, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD relationship, ptsd hypervigilence, hope gordon, impact of abuse, PTSD challenges

Dissociation - Social situations

Dissociation - Social situations

Social situations can be stressful for people with a history of trauma. These are a few things which may be helpful.

Hope Gordon16 March 2020dissociation ptsd, dissociation, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd social situations, dissociation social, hope gordon, PTSD relationship, PTSD coping, PTSD challenges, impact of abuse