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Category Archives: Trauma and other bad stuff
Our scars make us more interesting
If you’ve gotten this far without being wounded by life, you’ve been incredibly fortunate. There is no need for shame in bearing scars. But are we overlooking something? Continue reading
Posted in Stress, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged beauty of scars, coping with shame, coping with stress, emotional wounds, image in the mirror, negative body image, positive body image, scarred by bad experience, self conscious about scars, self esteem, self image, wounded by life
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Meltdown: maintaining calm while the reactor is glowing
There are not enough words for the tragedy unfolding in Japan: earthquake, tsunami, awakening, nightmare scenario, meltdown. While we bear witness, the narrative changes by the hour, outcome unknowable and terrifying. It is possible for the damaged reactor site at … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Craziness in the world, Spirituality, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged anxiety about nuclear power, coping with Japan disaster, disaster in Japan, emotional response to tragedy, Fukushima Daiichi, Gilbert Gottfried firing, Japanese nuclear accident, Japanese reactor meltdown, nuclear meltdown, spirituality during tragedy, tragedy in Japan
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Violence and mental illness
Street violence managed to shock us this week, when it was directed toward a member of Congress. Big surprise, the gunman is said to be “unstable”. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has begun her slow recovery from a gunshot wound to the … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Craziness in the world, Mental health, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged anxiety, crazy, Gabrielle Giffords, impact of mental illness, mental health, mental illness, paranoid, psychosis, psychotic, sanity, schizophrenia, shooter, shooting, shooting in Tucson, shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, shooting of politician, shooting of representative, trauma, Tucson, violence, violence and mental illness, violence and schizophrenia, violent behavior, vulnerability
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Split personality vs being of two minds
Let me just make this clear: you’re probably not crazy, even if it feels that way sometimes. Being at odds with yourself, about changing your career or getting a tattoo, or whether the guy you are texting right now is … Continue reading
Honor our veterans. Tell them you’ll feel the same way if they get counseling.
Lots of stars and stripes are in view on days that honor veterans. Symbols of solidarity are powerful, and yet emotional support of a more personal kind may be more urgent right now. Nobody knows for sure how many military … Continue reading
Staying afloat: finger painted turtles, the kindness of strangers, and Hurricane Katrina
Five years have passed now since The Storm came ashore by New Orleans, and the surreal drama of Hurricane Katrina began to unfold. It is part of our folklore now. Louisiana people had gone through this many times before; that … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Mental health, Relationships, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged community, coping, Hurricane Katrina, relationships, remembrance, stress, trauma
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Damaged trust: love, with a long handled spoon
Part of our awakening as grownups is the realization that people we have trusted, have not always deserved it. Perhaps it comes as a hurtful surprise. We want to believe that others have warm thoughts and benign intentions toward us. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger. Resentment. Forgiveness., Relationships, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged anger, betrayal, breakup, couples, depression, divorce, friendship, hurt, loss, love, relationships, trust
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Crossing our fingers, yet again
The wait has been excruciating. Oil has been gushing beneath our Gulf nonstop for 87 days, while the engineers of BP have tried one iffy technique after another to stop it. This day has brought the first encouraging sign, and … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Craziness in the world, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged anxiety, gulf oil disaster, Gulf oil spill, hope, waiting
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Emotional abuse
The wounds of physical abuse leave a visible mark. But words can wound too, and in quiet ways that are just as damaging. Emotional wounds can be deep and terrible. They leave us feeling isolated, because they are covert. This … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged conflict, depression, emotional abuse, hurt, relationships, verbal abuse
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Finding peace while angry: the Gulf disaster continues
Here in Louisiana, an unimaginable drama continues to unfold. The broken well deep below the Gulf of Mexico continues to spew oil, sending toxic gunk into our wetlands . This was never supposed to happen. We take it personally. Complete … Continue reading
Posted in Craziness in the world, Trauma and other bad stuff
Tagged anger, coping, counseling, emotion, Gulf oil spill, Louisiana, mindfulness, oil spill, Spirituality
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