PTSD coping — 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 coping

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

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