It’s an oft-repeated truism in the literature on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that it never goes away. I’m a big believer in the plasticity of the brain and the strength of the human spirit, so I’ve always felt that it was possible to fully heal, just damned difficult. Part of the problem is that trauma affects everyone differently, depending on a number of factors — genetics, environment, parenting, the ages at which trauma occurs, etc. — which means everyone’s path to healing is different. Sometimes it can be hard to see where the next step is, much less where the path leads.
I’ve had plenty of people tell me over the years about their special one-size-fits-all “cure” for PTSD. Along with various psycho-therapeutic methods and magical and shamanic techniques, I’ve been urged to try EFT or acupuncture or any of a gazillion other different treatment modalities — and I probably have worked with most of them. But in my experience and that of many people I’ve spoken to in my work as an astrologer and tarot reader, you pick up some healing here, and some there, and a bit more over there, and pretty soon you’re talking real healing. But it takes time, it takes support, and it takes a willing heart.
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You are very welcome, Amy!. Yes, I'm slowly but surely getting that class together. Stay tuned!
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Thank you for sharing this--lots of food for thought here. I have been excited about taking your astrology class ever since you fi
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Thank you the poem is beautiful! Being gentle with myself is my biggest challenge. I too think that our tech heavy society takes u
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Wendi, I'm glad you are finding the blog helpful. I think life balance is an issue for everyone in this highly technological cultu
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I find this an interesting subject. I have complex PTSD receiving treatment 7 years ago which dealt with the nightmares and flashb