by Chris Wistrom | Sep 8, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
A New World To me, it feels as though life with PTSD has become more difficult with this pandemic crisis. Emotions are closer to the surface for everyone these days, and it just seems as though people fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. It sure makes life scary...
by Chris Wistrom | Aug 13, 2020 | Mental Health, Veterans
Disarming Anger When you have PTSD, you have an invisible wound that is not easily healed. You may feel as if you have been damaged beyond repair, and you may harbor great anger towards the person, thing, or circumstance that caused your PTSD. I believe there is no...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 30, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
Knowing Who You Are and Where You’re Goin Currently, at work, I’m hosting a workshop on developing healthy living habits, and one of the things we are looking at is identifying goals. Sometimes we tend to coast through life without any plan for what we want or...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 27, 2020 | Mental Health
Anxiety There are times when we all feel a bit anxious over events or circumstances in our lives, but with an anxiety disorder, the fear is more intense and can be quite persistent. That anxiety can blossom into a panic attack that can leave you feeling breathless and...
by Chris Wistrom | Jul 22, 2020 | Preparedness
Assistive Technologies Following a Disaster Hi, I’m Chris from Disability Network Lakeshore and I’m here to talk today a little bit about assistive technology following disaster. The reason that we bring this up is because people with disabilities often...
