Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning ("TW"): A trigger is an experience that causes a rush of overwhelming feelings, sometimes even flashbacks. Naturally a blog dedicated to the process of recovering from trauma is going to contain triggers. Please be aware of as many of your own triggers as possible; take care of yourself as you read; and have a plan in place for taking care of yourself if something here triggers you.

It is important to remember that even enormous feelings are not dangerous, merely unbelievably unpleasant. Part of our work here will be learning trigger management. You may also benefit from seeking counseling from someone experienced in your kind of trauma.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Your Shit


Let's get right down to business.

Something awful has happened to you: maybe all at once, maybe over a course of years. Perhaps you were in combat, perhaps you were raped. You may have been robbed at gunpoint, you may have been dumped by a spouse you thought was your forever person. Maybe your house and all its contents were blown away in a storm. Maybe your child has died before you.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Why the Language?




When I told my dear spouse about this blog and its title, he shook his head just as I'd known he would. You have such a good vocabulary, he said. Do you really need to use that language?

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Starting Over


It couldn't be more fitting, to be starting over on a blog that's about starting over.
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