This post is part of the AtContent network of bloggers. I thought it fit well with the information I share here. I’ll be doing more posts about stress and anxiety in the new year. Enjoy. When someone feels threatened, their body automatically falls into the fight or flight response which is our default short-term response […]
Last week I shared how I believed that Kelli Stapleton had PTSD due to the physical trauma she suffered during her life with one of her daughters. I read just last night in an article, that indeed, she did have PTSD. Sadly, it appears that she may have also had some other mental illness before […]
This is about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) and how being the parent of a child with abusive behavior or someone in an abusive situation sometimes leaves few good choices. This post does not in any way mean that everyone who has autism or a mental health disorder will exhibit physical or other violence. It is […]
Money stresses me out. I know I’m not the only one, and I know it doesn’t cause the same kind of anxiety for me that it does for some people, but it defineately stresses me out. Every year at tax return time, I’m usually feeling a little less stressed about money than the rest of […]
Every morning, I get my daughter out of bed. Some days she gets up on her own. Some days I have to coax. Some days I have to drag her out. The only thing that does not change is that her bed is wet. Well, maybe 1 out of 10 times, it’s not wet. Yes, […]
My perspective was challenged today, and it hurt a little. The sting did not last too long though because I can see how the words make a difference. Words are important to how I hear things, so I bet they matter to my kids too. A while back, my daughter’s mental health councilor left our […]
The majority of people do not understand what it’s like to live with being the parent of a child with special needs. It doesn’t even matter what your child’s issues are, the feelings that parents have all boil down to being the same set of emotions. While I can’t possibly explain to every non-special needs parent, I can give you my top 10 list of things to know about us. So, here goes:
Today, I’d like to share how we started to pack up bug out bags for each member of the family. Since we live in Tornado alley, we get lots of chances to practice our skills of weather watching and getting to the shelter in time. However, until this year, we didn’t have quite the handle […]
Have you read the book,Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff–and it’s all small stuff ? Chapter 8 is only about 1 page long. The information is strait to the point. And…… the point is to do nice stuff without expecting something back. The point is to enjoy the feeling of having done something out of the […]
