God is With Me in the Darkest Valley
There have been many times that my life has been unstable and my future – hazy. But through it all God has been a constant.
31 Songs I Listen to When I Need Hope
My Spiritual Pathway is music which means I relate to God through music. Lately, as I have been dealing with depression, I have been using this pathway to have God lead me back to His fellowship. Music has always been important to me. I want to share my Hold onto Hope playlist with my readers.
10 THINGS I WISH YOU KNEW ABOUT MY HEARING LOSS
I have had a minor hearing disability since I was born which has been made worse from my chemotherapy for cancer in 2008, working in a loud environment and my fibromyalgia. What is most frustrating is other people’s reactions to my disability.
5 Easy Things You Can Do for a Friend with Depression
The last thing a person who is depressed wants to hear is advice or probing questions, but it’s hard to sit by when you know a friend is suffering. Here are five things you could do for them that could mean the world to a troubled soul.
An Open Letter to the Husband with a Spouse in Chronic Pain
An Open Letter to the Husband With a Spouse In Chronic Pain The last thing she wants to hear is “What’s wrong with you?!” Gentlemen, You come home from work and find your wife crying, quiet or stressed. For a …
The 7 Lies of Pornography
7 LIES OF PORNOGRAPHY Lies Women Believe There are several lies of pornography that women believe. I have talked to several woman about pornography and the pain that it causes…. pain that no band-aid can cover up and fix. …
19 Ways to Know You Are the Victim of Narcissistic Abuse
I never knew what a Narcissist was until I had my own experience with it. Narcissistic Abuse focuses mostly on emotional abuse which overlaps with verbal, psychological and financial abuse. It is insidious, lethal, and stealthy. This article covers all …
What is Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
PTSD is a severe reaction to a horrifying event, such as abuse, an accident, a rape but it is usually referred to in conjunction with prisoners of war. If your symptoms last at least five weeks, the disorder is referred to as Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Victims of abuse usually fall in the latter category. For them, CPTSD is the not-so-sweet icing on the much less than tasty cake.
10 Risk Factors of CPTSD That You Need to Know
What are some risk factors of CPTSD? First, we need to examine what risk factors and traumatic events are. A risk factor is something that increases the risk of something happening. For example, a risk factor for breast cancer is heredity or previous cancer.