Tag: trauma healing
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3.5 Years in Therapy
Tears flowed down my face. It’s not like I can’t bear to leave my therapist. It’s more like tears of disbelief. 3 years ago, I thought this was going to be like a life sentence for me. I thought I’d lose everything.
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Rewriting the Blame
For a long time, there was tension between us. Vicky carried immense rage and blame, particularly towards me. She believed I had allowed the sexual abuse from the relative to happen. That belief hurt deeply, especially when I had always seen myself as a victim, not a participant. But things came to a head during…
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Stop abusing these terms! (Part 2: Depression)
Let’s get real for a second — I used to throw around the word “depression” way too loosely. I didn’t know better… until I experienced it firsthand through Drew. That was when ignorance met reality.
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Choosing my PTSD treatment: CBT, CPT, EMDR, PE
This entry does not serve as any treatment recommendations. This entry focuses on how I arrive at my choice of treatment. You are encouraged to do your own research and make your own choice. The treatment that I’ve chosen may or may not work most effectively for you because as the saying goes, ‘different person,…
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Navigating workplace conflicts as someone with D.I.D (Part 1)
The unfortunate reality is most people believe only what they see. Sadly, they become all-knowing and speak loudly about things and people. Worse still, when a pack of them starts to enable each other, there’s no end to their toxicity. These people really make me sick in the stomach. Meanwhile, only few recognise that they…
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Athena Sat In Our Therapy Session!
Once again, I was silenced with facts. There’s actually a lot of wisdom there, don’t y’all think? What impressed me most was also the way she is able to articulate the facts. She has a very clear thought process.
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Learning to Get In Touch with My Own Emotions
In many mythologies and religious texts, knowing a demon’s name is considered a powerful way to gain control over it and potentially conquer it. Do you know what I found out? It’s the same for our inner state! Up till a few years ago, I often described my feelings as sad, angry, happy and… okay.…
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Stop abusing these terms! (Part 1: PTSD)
PTSD is a psychiatric disorder and when used loosely in daily life conversations, it can cause more damage than intended or unintended!
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Living with PTSD (no more)
Part of my experience as a trauma survivor is dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In this article, I share about my experience and healing progress from having PTSD.
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