by Chris Wistrom | Oct 20, 2020 | Mental Health
Learning To Live With PTSD A while back, I thought I’d done a fairly good job at learning to live with PTSD, but I hit another bump in the road and everything went up-side-down again. It was depressing enough just to experience another trauma, but I did not expect to...
by Chris Wistrom | Oct 15, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
The Roses It has been an extremely difficult summer due to the coronavirus crisis. We are all stressed more than usual with wearing masks, washing our hands, social distancing, and worrying about getting the virus ourselves, or finding someone we love has it. So far,...
by Chris Wistrom | Sep 28, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
Everyone Needs A Plan I’ve been watching the news this week about the wildfires in California, and my heart goes out to the folks dealing with that horror. It’s not just the people who are watching their hopes and dreams go up in smoke. It includes the firefighters,...
by dnl426 | Sep 21, 2020 | Mental Health, Preparedness
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turns 30 This year (2020) marks the 30th anniversary of the ADA (American Disabilities Act). Without the ADA our lives and communities would look much different. To celebrate the ADA’s 30th anniversary we created this...
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...
