Any Reading Resource Advice?

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Oo, what a gorgeous dawn you watched!
Yes, each day is a gift. Thanks for the reminder, BossMustang.
All women are beautiful. Period.
I deserve better than survival.
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Re: Any Reading Resource Advice?

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Check out the forum section called Reading Discussions?
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Re: Any Reading Resource Advice?

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Thank you all....been doing a fair amount of reading. Will definitely check out the resources available here....more.

And I find that I miss far too much ( Things like sunrises and sunsets ) when I'm stuck in what I term "Survival mode." I'll be looking for little gems each day......that reinforce my notion that every day is a gift!
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It seems that it would be hard to go wrong with Pete Walker's book:

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

I'm reading it right now.

-GMB
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Re: Any Reading Resource Advice?

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GMB wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:26 pm It seems that it would be hard to go wrong with Pete Walker's book:

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

I'm reading it right now.

-GMB
You are Spot On!! Very helpful resource.
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Re: Any Reading Resource Advice?

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Pete's defining emotional flashbacks was one of the most helpful things I ever learned. Helped me understand what I'd been dealing with my entire life.
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Re: Any Reading Resource Advice?

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Watercolor wrote: Thu May 07, 2020 2:28 am Pete's defining emotional flashbacks was one of the most helpful things I ever learned. Helped me understand what I'd been dealing with my entire life.
You are exactly right!! And I wholeheartedly believe that gaining an understanding of how / why these flashbacks happen......will assist me in managing them better. I'm convinced this will be a work in progress the rest of my life.

I feel very blessed to have found this site. I feel doubly blessed that members cared enough to offer support and reading material suggestions. Priceless things when one feels like they are drowning in fear, anxiety and sadness form the flashbacks.
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For sure, validation and understanding are worth a mint.

Glad you are here and that the materials you've laid hold of are helping!
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Thanks, BossMustang and everyone,
I bought Pete Walker’s c-PTSD kindle book. Beginning it, I see a lot to address. I also see that my own ‘eclectic’ bag of self-care tricks has been spot on.
Please remember that we survivors have innate mind body intelligence to guide us, and to respond to all effective modes of healing and self-care.
Yay, survivors!
All women are beautiful. Period.
I deserve better than survival.
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I hope the material will be a good fit for you too, there!
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