Dealing with PTSD means dealing with a variety of emotions, lack of emotions, triggers, memories, and nightmares (just to name a few)...what some people do not realize is that there is a startle response that comes with all of that. What is startle response? Startle response is a defensive response, a mechanism to cope with a sudden or … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
My Secret is Out: I Would Love to Give a TED Talk
For someone who suffers from imposter syndrome (it is real, y'all), I get motivated at times to do things a little outside my comfort zone. I legit had a dream that I gave a TED Talk. I wrote a post on why TED Talks can be helpful awhile back (you can check it out here: https://walkingwithmemphis.com/2017/02/communication-friday/). I keep having … [Read more...]
10 Things a Combat Veteran Wants You to Know
Today's post comes from http://www.military.com/, in a feature that was ran in 2012. Dated? A little. Important? I think so. So many combat veterans struggle with the reintegration into the civilian world after a life changing experience like deployment. At times it seems that only listening is key--and sometimes the combat veteran wants to … [Read more...]
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