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. . 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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. . 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Motivation vs. Habit
http://www.drjohnaking.com/ptsd-recovery/motivation-vs-habit/
By Dr John A. King
#drjohnaking#dealwithit#stress2strength#ptsdsurvivor#sexualabuse#ptsdlife#ptsdawarenes#PTSDTherapy#cptsdrecovery#facesofptsd
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