Signs and symptoms of PTSD

PTSD develops differently from person to person because everyone’s nervous system and tolerance for stress is a little different. While you’re most likely to develop symptoms of PTSD in the hours or days following a traumatic event, it can sometimes take weeks, months, or even years before they appear. Sometimes symptoms appear seemingly out of the blue. At other times, they are triggered by something that reminds you of the original traumatic event, such as a noise, an image, certain words, or a smell.

While everyone experiences PTSD differently, there are four main types of symptoms.

1. Re-experiencing the traumatic eventthrough intrusive memories, flashbacks, nightmares, or intense mental or physical reactions when reminded of the trauma.
2. Avoidance and numbing, such as avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma, being unable to remember aspects of the ordeal, a loss of interest in activities and life in general, feeling emotionally numb and detached from others and a sense of a limited future.
3. Hyperarousal, including sleep problems, irritability, hypervigilance (on constant “red alert”), feeling jumpy or easily startled, angry outbursts, and aggressive, self-destructive, or reckless behavior.
4. Negative thought and mood changeslike feeling alienated and alone, difficulty concentrating or remembering, depression and hopelessness, feeling mistrust and betrayal, and feeling guilt, shame, or self-blame.

1. I am a bold person, and my fears cannot scare me!

2. I am stronger than my fears!

3. No fear can scare me!

4. I am able to overcome whatever fears! I am a hero!

5. I am a master at controlling my emotions; and I am brave; and I am strong; and I am fearless!

6. No matter how hard it seems to be, I am able to go on bravely!

7. Despite the fear that I have, I move on in great determination!

8. I am a bold individual! I have great powers in me! I have inner strength and courage!

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No challenge can stop me; I am able to move mountains!

Posted on December 14, 2020Daily, I act with strength and confidence, and no challenge is able to stop me! I always have faith in myself, and I am always certain in my abilities to win and conquer all my dreams! When a challenge arises, I always know how to deal with it! I overcome all obstacles on my way, […]CONTINUE READING

List of 5 Motivation Affirmations

1. I am highly motivated to work on my goals!

2. Motivation finds me, and I go on with my dreams!

3. I am a motivated person, and nothing can stop me!

4. My motivation is endless!

5. I am on my way; I am determined; I stay strong and motivated!

Here is a list with 20 affirmations to help you remain a positive thinker in challenging times:

1. No matter the hardships I face, I am always able to think positive and focus on the good that is in my life!
2. My life brings me experiences from which I grow and improve myself!
3. I always think positive thoughts and surround myself with positive people!
4. I am a creative person, and I am always able to find a way out!
5. I remain a positive thinker, and I see a bright future in front of me!
6. My positive thoughts bring positive results to me!
7. My positive thinking never stops! Yes, I am a positive thinker, and I focus on the good in my life!
8. I am able to nourish bright, joyful, positive thoughts and to concentrate my attention on me feeling good!
9. I feel good, no matter what – I feel good! Yes, nothing is able to make me feel low!
10. My positivity is unstoppable! I am unstoppable!
11. I think of myself like a winner, and I always win and achieve success!
12. I am always able to improve my thinking! I am always able to improve my habits! I am always able to create positive habits!
13. Yes, I never despair! Yes, I always manage to persevere and welcome the new day with hope in my heart!
14. Time is my friend, and – at the end – I always manage to accomplish my goals!
15. I am patient: time works for me! Solutions come to me, and I become able to make the right decisions in my life!
16. No matter how negative my situation may be, in me is the strength and the power to go on! I am always able to last and persevere! I am power; I am pure strength!
17. My mind is clear, and I think like a person who is empowered! I feel at peace with the reality that I am in!
18. Peace settles in my heart, and I become able to see the solutions and the answers that I am looking for!
19. Even though I may feel low, I remain with a heart full of joy! I find the strength in me to remain happy!
20. Happiness stays in my life! No matter what, happiness stays; and I remain happy and untroubled! I see solutions and opportunities, and I see happy, bright days!

Mac Jan Matters

Accept fate and move on. Don’t yield to self pity.

Acting like a victim ruins your future.

Here is to the now no matter how long it lasts.

Only a person who risks is truly free.

The person who risks nothing does nothing is nothing.

Even falling flat still means you are moving forward.

Character is who you are when there is nobody watching you. 

WANDERLUST

Wanderlust isn’t an emotion
It’s a feeling deep within your bones
A need to walk on ever paving stone

Wanderlust is when you feel the need
To explore somewhere new
To get away
To run at lightning speed
Can’t waste another day

Wanderlust is is not to be said with a frown
It’s the best feeling I know
To travel
To escape from this town
Is more than all the rest

WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS

A good life is when you assume nothing
Do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot
And realize how blessed you are for what you have.
Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past stop planning the future stop trying to figure out how we feel stop deciding with our mind what we want our hearts to feel. Sometimes we just have to let go with. Whatever happens, happens.

WHATEVER I CAN

Life is full of choices
And full of hard decisions
But I know that you’ll come through
And that you’ll do what’s right
Don’t forget to give me a call
I’m here to lend a hand
You’re my friend
Through and through
And I’ll do whatever I can. 

WHISPER

A whispered hushed through bated breath
This heart is yours until it’s death
May our bodies fade into the stars
Until our love is all that’s left. 

WILL LIVE

Our dream is daylight
Our days are work.
We possess imagination,
And imagination is our hope.
And life fills us with promises,
Of a light at the end of s tunnel.
It invites us to forget,
Pain we lived.
We surrender to life, but no,
As long as hope is a journey,
So we will live.

The dark pit which lay inside of me
Consuming me
Controlling me
Confronting me
This darkness which controls the light it is a war
A war of me against me
There r no sides no where 4 me 2 flee
I can’t control my own emotions
Just going through the motions
It’ll be fine they say
My mind is not mine I say.

Somewhere in time the truth shines through. And the spirit knows what it has to do. Somewhere in you there’s a power with no name. It can rise to meet the moment and burn like a flame. And you can be stronger than anything you know. Hold on to what you see.
Don’t let it go.

We unwilling led by the unknowing are doing the impossible.
For the ungrateful
We have done so much for so long for so little.
We are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

When the tide of life turns against you
And the current upsets your boat
Don’t waste tears on what might have been
Just lie on your back and float.

When times get tough. It’s helpful to know that this too shall pass. How we respond or react to the circumstances in life, especially in times of persistent trial and trouble truly defines us.

To be challenged is an opportunity to see who we really are on the outside of the day to day demands and expectation of life. It re shapes our personality and the outcomes we achieve.

Face each day with courage no matter what life brings you.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. Strength comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn’t.

The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength with in you.

Being strong doesn’t mean you’ll never get hurt it means you will never let it defeat you.

Strength isn’t about how much you can handle before you break. It’s about how much you can handle after you break.

Everything is ok in the end. If it’s not ok then it’s not the end.

Never be ashamed of a scar within or out it means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

You are never given anything that you can’t handle.

Be strong and keep moving forward.

If you dig deep enough you will find your strength within.

Strength comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn’t.

The tasks that lies ahead of you is never greater then the strength within you.

Success is never final
And failure never fatal
It is courage that counts. 

THE ROAD ROGI

When your heart gets heavy
Sinks like a stone
When you’ve left too much behind
To go back home
When you’ve walked for miles
And your all alone
That’s where I’ll be
To show you the road

My little man

THE ROAD

If your not a little bit uncomfortable on a daily basis it means your not growing. Every aspect of physical and emotional growth arrives from outside your comfort zone. So be fearless sometimes. Have the courage to take the risks that feel right. Go where there are no certainties. Stretch yourself and your routines if it means feeling a bit uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes laden with potholes, bumps, and unexpired territories. But it is on this road where your strength grows and your dreams gradually reveal themselves. 

TRUE FRIEND:

A true friend is someone
Who sees the pain in your eyes
While everyone else believes
The smile on your face. 

WHAT YOU HAVE:

A good life is when you assume nothing
Do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot
And realize how blessed you are for what you have. 

WISDOM

No one is born with wisdom. It is learned in our minds as we grow and as we make mistakes in our lives. A life without mistakes would be a fairly redundant one. As there would be no growth. If you listen to what the people around you say and if you have the ability to read between the lines you will sense the wisdom from every human being. Many of us would not notice these words of wisdom as we would be unable to perceive it. But that does not mean that it does not happen. Wisdom is not collected it is acquired. Learn from your own experiences and pay close attention to detail. 

YOU LEARN

After a while you learn that subtle difference between holding a hand and a soul and you learn that doesn’t mean security and you learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises.

You begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open without the grief of a child. And you learn to build your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground are uncertain and futures have a way of falling down in mid flight.

So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn you really can endure that you really are strong you really do have worth and you learn, and you learn and you learn.

Life is like a treasure hunt. We keep searching for the answers to unlock mysteries presented to us by life. We are always on a wild goose chase thinking we are nearing the key that will unravel the mystery and we end up with another puzzle on our hands. A few lucky ones find their hands.

The only way to beat life at its own game is being in control of yourself and never give up on anything or anybody. Even if you lose, learn the lesson, and move on. When life gives you a hundred reasons to frown, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.

• I can and will change my work.
• I have the confidence to get the job!
• My career is unfolding perfectly.
• I will work hard and earn a raise.
• I got this job myself!
• Today is going to be a good day.
• I am qualified for this position.
• I am so appreciative of the opportunities with my job.