4 THINGS TO HELP WITH PTSD / CPTSD FLASHBACKS AND NIGHTMARES IN Benbrook

Benbrook Lack of sleep will make you cranky and out of sorts. It will affect your memory, may lead to accidents, weaken you immune system and even make you fat!

Here are 4 simple things I do when I am struggling with PTSD nightmares and flashbacks.

PTSD SELF HELP BOOK Benbrook

Benbrook: I think “#dealwithit – living well with PTSD” is a book for anyone who has lost it all. If you have been shot at, faced with sudden loss, blown up, screwed over (or in my case, screwed), this book is for you. I like to think of it as duct tape for the soul.” —Dr. John A. King

ROLE OF NUTRITION IN PTSD RECOVERY IN Benbrook

Benbrook : Everything I read in relation to PTSD recovery, seems to overlook diet. People don’t take into account the impact of chronic stress and trauma on our digestive tract.

Melissa and I figured out along the way that food impact how I was able to cope with events, days and even whole weeks of activities.

PTSD Recovery Coaching with Dr. John A. King in Benbrook.

PTSD Recovery Coaching with Dr. John A. King in . I spent the first 20 years of my career doing training and coaching. When I had recall of what happened … Read More

Benbrook BE HIS WIFE NOT HIS PTSD CAREGIVER

Benbrook, when a man’s your wife becomes his ‘caregiver,’ the natural order of marriage is destroyed. If a woman acts like your mother, it is impossible to be intimate with her.

Benbrook: I’m baaaaack! Let’s get talking about living well with PTSD when starting your new job!

PTSD or CPTSD, it’s going to be the same for all us SURVIVORS. When you finally find a new job to give a part of your wonderful self to it’s going to be very hard not to overcompensate for the existence of the not-so-wonderful elements of your ‘Self’. Putting yourself into the highest gear you can physically tolerate to drive in the opposite direction of living with your PTSD will only cause your nervous system to splutter and come to a stop. Benbrook

Benbrook: 2 x ‘Double Vodka, Soda and Lime’s… a break from living with PTSD

Not all women succumb to the calling of Mother Nature to find our mate for life and make babies. My friend and I did though, with bells and whistles. Maternal instinct and a need to make sure that our children never have to grow up with the same trauma we had to turns our lives inside out and upside down. Benbrook