Posts Tagged ‘struggle’
PTSD: What It Is, How It Relates to You, and What You Can Do about It
PTSD = Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The National Institute of Mental Health defines PTSD as follows: “PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to…
Read MoreWhat Corn Starch and Water Can Teach You (the Dalai Lama Would Agree)
It’s an amazingly sunny day with a perfect breeze. We have nothing to do and nowhere to go. “I’m starting a fire in the fire pit,” I say. “Do whatever you want.” Translation: I’m busy and will be here building my fire. If you don’t want to hang out here, please do whatever you want.…
Read MoreMurder—and I Condone It
Desperate. I know it. Defeated. Without a doubt. Wanting it to end. Yes. These are the deep, dark emotions of having a child who isn’t “typical.” http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50154011n The above link will take you to a four minute and thirty second story about a woman who murdered her autistic son. According to the report, she then…
Read MoreTangled Again
He’s tangled again. Tangled is when his OCD is off the charts and moving a shirt twelve inches can cause a thirty-minute screamfest. I’ve talked to him this morning about the ways he hurt other people yesterday. “Do you understand that your words hurt them?” I ask. Tears. “But I need—” “I will listen to…
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