by Dr Pam | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
What if we want to get out of the house, but PTSD wants us to stay home? We don’t feel safe so we have to check everything out before we go. We don’t want to be around people who expect us to be cheery. We find it hard to get motivated to do fun things. I’m...
by Dr Pam | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Find a Buddy or Two, or Three My BFF says that if everyone had two or three BFFs, there would be no need for therapists. I agree to a certain extent, but there are things that a therapist does that a buddy cannot, should not, will not do. You might want to find a...
by Dr Pam | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog
Content warning: You’re going to read some things here that spouses and families have told me about what it is like to be a family of veterans or active duty member during a time of war. It might not be an easy read. Saying Goodbye to Your Veteran How did you feel the...
by Dr Pam | Oct 23, 2021 | Blog
PTSD Recovery Basic Tool Box I love a first appointment with a new client. I want to know everything all at once, but that’s not possible. There’s been a lot of living that has gone on long before anyone decides to come into my office. I’m settling in for the...
by Dr Pam | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog
Normal Is Just A Setting on the Dryer Thinking I would be reassuring to veterans, I started telling them about this sign over my dryer several years ago. I am so aware of the stigma about the crazy vet or the angry vet. According to a recent survey by Cohen Veteran’s...
by Dr Pam | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog
Working the Trauma Out of Your Memory: A Way to Write or Talk About What Happened Trigger warning. Thinking about or talking about the day or event that haunts you increases anxiety, agitation, fears, depression, and other difficult thoughts and feelings you have...
by Dr Pam | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it. -Mal Pancoast What Does PTSD Recovery Mean What does it actually does PTSD recovery mean? It means having peace in your heart and mind, where now there is some measure of pressured thinking and...
by Dr Pam | Sep 4, 2021 | Blog
Trigger warning: If you have been thinking about ending your life, called suicidal ideation, or just disappearing for a while, this blog may help you identify your risk level for attempting suicide. It may also increase the intensity of those thoughts and feelings....
by Dr Pam | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog
Ten or more years after combat deployment. That’s how long it takes for combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to file a claim for PTSD with the Veteran’s Administration. I can’t “prove this” by research, but this is what I’ve been seeing since I started...
by Dr Pam | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
What’s going on in our brains when we have posttraumatic stress symptoms, or PTSD? Remember that very old commercial from the 1980’s? Partnership for a drug free America? I have a new take on that old meme. The vivid sensory memory of traumatic events, called...
