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[ptsdcollab]

. . When you're just about to get off the elliptical at the gym but the lady next to you farts so bad ... . now you're caught . If you move everyone in the expanding 15-foot circle of noxious gas will think you did it . But if you stay, you may well lose your sight . #gymlife #thestruggleisreal #drjohnaking . . https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTLnx4H9um/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eva3ieca5fni

[thebrysonsanders-blog]

Fake It Till You Make It

Fake It Till You Make It . Sometimes you just have to get off you butt and drag yourself back on the field of life and play hurt. . You have to fake it till you can make it . Get the book #dealwithit – living well with PTSD www.drjohnaking.com . #drjohnaking, #dealwithit

  #drjohnaking #stress2strength  #dealwithit 

[ginapstoff]

What do you do when a dream is attacked? How to keep your hope alive when every day is not a Friday?

I use to love sailing as a kid. There is nothing like sailing on a clear day. Water calm. Breeze perfect. Sun shining. Out and about on Sydney Harbour  Flying is like that. I have my private pilots license and sometimes manage to find an excuse to a plane somewhere for business. Somewhere that would take us 2 to 3 hours to drive, is an hour flight.  You get a clear day, and it is easy, but if you hit turbulence, if you hit a storm, if you encounter lighting, you have to deviate, you have to change course, you have to go around the obstacle.  Now our deviation or our course correction or the change in our circumstances do not change the outcome of the trip, most of the times they do not change the destination. The only real impact is that we have to be patient, we have to persevere.  But what if the weather is really bad? What if we had fog on the ground here and thunderstorms all the way to the job site?  The two major reasons that people in small planes die is because of fuel starvation (ie the plane ran out of fuel), or a pilot responds to undue or perceived mental pressure to fly when they are stressed, tired or have to meet a deadline.  That’s right, they felt they HAD to fly. They HAD to leave now.  The safest way to fly is to always get into the plane having settled in your mind your not going to go. You approach your plane expecting there to be no fuel, looking and expecting there to be damages, broken gear, oil leak. You make sure you have enough time to drive, that nothing can’t be put off till tomorrow. When you approach a plane like that, it nearly always goes smoothly every time and its nearly anti-climatic.  I can hear the naysayers… You’re just being negative, we need to declare that every day’s a Friday !!   No friend, I am being realistic, most days feel more like Mondays to most people. They look at their week, and all they see are obstacles in the way. I’m not talking about denying the obstacles, nor am I talking about living in denial of the obstacles. I am talking about navigating around the obstacles–that’s how you make progress in life.  A storm on the ocean, doesn’t mean you will never sail again. In fact for me it was always the opposite. I loved the rush of charging headlong into the storm, it might blow me off course, but then it was me and my boat versus the elements. We had to work out a strategy of how to tack and how to position ourselves to make our destination.  Perseverance and patience are the things that keep your hope engaged.  Delay does not mean denial friend…it just means you have another day on the ground to plan.  Or it means you drive, or it might simply mean you just have to change course. The destination is the same, the strategy is now just a little different.  Everyday is not a Friday – I don’t want a week of endings, I love beginnings too much.  No…every day is exactly what it is meant to be….an opportunity to position yourself for success and look forward to an adventure.

http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/what-do-you-do-when-a-dream-is-attacked-how-to-keep-your-hope-alive-when-every-day-is-not-a-friday/

By Dr John A. King

[imarygeorge-blog]

The Sound of Sunshine

The Sound of Sunshine    “On difficult days  when the storm is ragging within me  I sit  wait  and listen  for the sounds of sunshine”   Most mornings are like this for me.  I wake struggling to breathe.  Trying to catch a breath.  Needing to stop the world spinning and emotions swirling.  I used to fight those feelings. I used to have programs, systems, drugs in place to combat them and help me level out.  Now I have found that the most effective thing to do is anticipate the emotions, the blackness, the rage and sit. Quietly. And wait. And listen. Within about 45 mins of rising, calm rolls in, like waves.  This has become known to me as “..the sound of sunshine.”

http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/sound-of-sunshine/

Poetry by Dr John A. King

[brysonmaverick-blog]

Our future

We stood there, holding each other as tight as our own skin.  Looking at the future, not sure what it held.  It was large and full of equal parts danger and adventure and we wanted it all.  – theAuthor

http://www.drjohnaking.com/poetry-and-art/our-future/

Poetry by Dr John A. King

[arthuranderson63-blog]

Misty Moore Reviews #dealwithit

Misty Moore reviews  #dealwithit  . I was greatly encouraged by how practical Misty found the book, that was my aim.  I didnt want this to be a book by another Dr Firstname Only that promised you unicorn, butterflies and a quick fix.  I want this to confirmed to you that yes your life suck…but it will get better, here is how I did it and if I can make it, so can you.  You can connect with Misty on instagram @mistymae21  Get the book  #dealwithit  – living well with PTSD  www.drjohnaking.com   #drjohnaking ,  #dealwithit

   #dealwithit #stress2strength #drjohnaking 

[miketurnbull86-blog]

The Promise

The promise   I, ____, take you, ____,  for my lawful (husband/ wife ),  to have  and to hold ,  from this day  forward ,  for better,  for worse ,  for richer,  for poorer ,   in sickness  and in health,  until  death do  us part.

http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/the-promise/

Poetry by Dr John A. King

[jamacianbrown-blog]

I watch child pornography to prosecute sex crimes. The kids’ silence is deafening.

I need to warn you about this post…I read it and it disturbed me for days. The memories it brought back, I still feel sick to my stomach, but it is all so true..so disgustingly and horrifically true.  ——    The article is by Sarah Chang. The artwork by Gérard DuBois.        During my first week as a federal prosecutor of sexual abuse crimes against children, one of my colleagues told me her chief coping mechanism: Turn the sound off when you have to watch a video multiple times. This advice scared me. I imagined children screaming, crying and shrieking in pain — the stuff of nightmares.  My office is responsible for investigating and prosecuting such crimes, namely the production, possession and trafficking of child pornography. My first case file contained multiple CDs and DVDs showing a young girl being sexually abused by her father, who filmed his crimes with a handheld camera. Despite my colleague’s warning, I knew I couldn’t remain deaf during my first pass at the evidence. I went to our forensic computer lab and braced myself.  But all I heard was silence. The 5-year-old girl said nothing — not even a sob. Disturbed, I continued to watch each video with the sound on. I tried to beat back the silence by turning the volume up as high as it could go. The quiet was too deafening, too defeating to accept. Surely, these children must make a sound?  But in video after video, I witnessed silent suffering. I later learned that this is a typical reaction of young sexua ..

http://www.drjohnaking.com/the-voice/i-watch-child-pornography-to-prosecute-sex-crimes-the-kids-silence-is-deafening/

By Dr John A. King

Give Them A Voice Foundation

[coolbyronsummers]

My shed

The sun on my face,  coffee and cigar in hand,  I sit,  quietly,  and for just a moment,  for just a little while,  the world stopped spinning and the silence drowned out the noise of life.  And I was safe.

http://www.drjohnaking.com/poetry-and-art/my-shed/

Poetry by Dr John A. King

[nicenerd1983-blog]

Misty Moore Reviews #dealwithit

Misty Moore reviews  #dealwithit  . I was greatly encouraged by how practical Misty found the book, that was my aim.  I didnt want this to be a book by another Dr Firstname Only that promised you unicorn, butterflies and a quick fix.  I want this to confirmed to you that yes your life suck…but it will get better, here is how I did it and if I can make it, so can you.  You can connect with Misty on instagram @mistymae21  Get the book  #dealwithit  – living well with PTSD  www.drjohnaking.com   #drjohnaking ,  #dealwithit

   #dealwithit #drjohnaking #stress2strength 

[mirandaawesome3-blog]

Misty Moore Reviews #dealwithit

Misty Moore reviews  #dealwithit  . I was greatly encouraged by how practical Misty found the book, that was my aim.  I didnt want this to be a book by another Dr Firstname Only that promised you unicorn, butterflies and a quick fix.  I want this to confirmed to you that yes your life suck…but it will get better, here is how I did it and if I can make it, so can you.  You can connect with Misty on instagram @mistymae21  Get the book  #dealwithit  – living well with PTSD  www.drjohnaking.com   #drjohnaking ,  #dealwithit

   #dealwithit #stress2strength #drjohnaking 

[ptsdcollab]

. . From Us to You . Thanks for your support and friendship and belief that together we can make a difference around the world for those of us that face PTSD daily. . Merry Christmas and have a wonderful 2019. . John, Melissa, Noah, Susie and Amy . @susiemannequin is the latest member of the team. As a famed #instamodel, she is more than qualified to head up our internet marketing division. . . (@hankmyservicedog was not available for the photo shoot, he was guarding the backyard from a family of 🐿) . #drjohnaking #mentalillness #crazyasfuck . https://www.instagram.com/p/Br23SbeHtzJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qusemyfg4jdy

[thebrysonsanders-blog]

You Are What You Think About

You Are What You Think About  .  There is a saying that you are what you eat, its true. Its also you that you are what you think about.  .  In order to change your life, change your thoughts.  .   Get the book #dealwithit – living well with PTSD    www.drjohnaking.com   .  #drjohnaking, #dealwithit

   #dealwithit #stress2strength #drjohnaking 

[t-p-smythe-blog]

Paths to Recovery

“There were two therapist sitting in a bar….” or maybe I should say, “There were a thousand therapist sitting in a bar and a massive bar fight broke out because they each had their own opinion on how WE were suppose to recover.”  Just like it is your story, it is your journey. There is no right or wrong way…there is just the journey. For me I found EMDR useful for a time, but really it has been tenacity, writing, the gym and being future focused that has helped me through.  If I had stopped pursuing recovery, if I had allowed the options of others and even the sway of a therapist to determine my course, I would never be this far down the path to wholeness. If you spend anytime reading or talking to others about their story you will find that there are as many similarities as there are  people recovering.

http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/paths-to-recovery/

Poetry by Dr John A. King

[thejasonhype-blog]

Fake It Till You Make It

Fake It Till You Make It . Sometimes you just have to get off you butt and drag yourself back on the field of life and play hurt. . You have to fake it till you can make it . Get the book #dealwithit – living well with PTSD www.drjohnaking.com . #drjohnaking, #dealwithit

   #dealwithit #stress2strength #drjohnaking 

[imarygeorge-blog]

Difficult Days

I am tired Tired of the battle Weary of the struggle Worn out Worn down by constant effort to stand  And the song of the Cheap whore of suicide Like a moist siren, wooing me to sweet repose, Calls Ever calls In a deafening whisper That bellows Drowning out the voice of hope Denying and possible future With finality pronouncing My tomorrow D.O.A.

http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/difficult-days/

By Dr John A. King