Category: PTSD
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The Many Faces of Survivor Guilt
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Waylon Jennings and I shared the same haunting guilty thought for many years. Here are some of the various ways #survivor guilt shows itself – not just after tragedies but in the daily lives of some families.
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When Children Are Exploited By Our Government
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Forced separation from parents is only part of the story. What about the thousands of unaccounted for children? Will they be reunited? Or will unethical people attempt to make money from exploitation and human trafficking, including adoption, of these infants and children? And now lots of reports of sexual abuse of children.#FamiliesBelongTogether #Immigration
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Traumatic Memory As It Relates To “Big Bad Brett Kavanaughty”
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With the telling of Christine Blasey Ford’s story of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh, around the world long-forgotten memories have been awakened. We explore here how traumatic memories are processed, filed and stored and what happens when they suddenly reappear without warning.
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Fear Is in the Air and It’s Contagious
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A Culture of Fear is becoming an Industry of Fear with bombardment of media headlines and political exploitation of events in the news.
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Coping with the Boston Marathon Bombing
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When we are paralyzed by fear in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and a small voice whispers – “What’s going to happen to me?” Here’s how to cope with the resulting traumatic stress.