Tag: traumatic events
-
Halloween, Horror, and PTSD
With Halloween here, I thought it would be fitting to share an experience I had several years back. Back in 2017, I started watching the popular zombie apocalypse show, The Walking Dead. In it’s first episode there’s a scene where a zombie that had been chopped in half is crawling towards the main character, Rick…
-
How to Break the Trauma Cycle and Detach from the Pain of the Past
Emotions are energy in motion, and wherever attention goes, energy flows. This is true at the conscious level, but what about at the subconscious level; especially, in situations where the trauma of our past keeps sabotaging the present moment? In this post, we’re going to lay out the transformative process that will allow us to…
-
From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to INorder in 5 Simple Steps
In a previous post, I shared many resources to help cope with and manage bipolar disorder. At the level of “superpower” in living with and managing any mental illness is self-awareness. Next to acceptance, being self-aware is the most important facet in treating Post Traumatic Stess Disorder (PTSD). This post will be peppered with quotes…
-
Emotional Alchemy: Trauma Cannot Be Created or Destroyed, Only Transformed
In my previous post on emotional alchemy, I shared 3 techniques to convert toxic emotions, pain, and trauma into therapeutic offerings that benefit others. I also shared how, at the heart of emotional alchemy is this concept of energy transference. Where we take an emotion, painful memory, or traumatic event and we repurpose it. With…
Daniel Fortune 