#justsaveone

[filipino76]

Life is too short to worry about what others are thinking/saying/posting about you. I don't know about you, but I don't have the mental energy to devote to the "haters" or "toxic" people in my life. I barely have enough mental energy for my own issues so why am I going to waste it on someone else or a situation that isn't worth the effort? It may take a severe transformation of mindset, but focus on what really matters. Take care of your mental health first so you can be present for those that really matter. What drives you? #ptsd #ptsdknowledge #ptsdawareness #hatersgonnahate #ptsdhelp #ptsgrowth #pts #mentalgains #mentaltools #mentallyprepared #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #saveawarrior #justsaveone #transformers #morethanmeetstheeye https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TS6T9g6gR/?igshid=1kum06e99ar2q

[dwp4ptsd]

For years, I lived caged by my trauma, afraid to love, scared to feel emotions and terrified of my anger getting loose. Living life restrained is mentally exhausting. After my time with @save_a_warrior_saw and with the help of my brother Tim from @finally_home_farm , I found healing from the trauma I held within and let it go. More importantly, I learned that strong men, express emotions. I saw strong men, more bad ass than I ever dream of being (based on their known past deployments) telling other men that they love them. Seeing these men shed tears expressing what they held inside, washing away the unwritten rule of how men express emotions. I too learned that I could express these emotions and feel safe about doing so. I found I could love and express that love openly again. I also found myself letting my soul wash away sadness and anger through gentle teardrops. Today, after more than 3 years of healing and a change of daily practice, I am living life as if someone left the gates open! Are you a veteran or first responder struggling? Contact Saveawarrior.org for the answers that you seek. What drives you? #ptsd #ptsdawareness #trauma #heal #live #life #gatesopen #strong #men #emotions #express #love #stigma #Saveawarrior #wecamebackforyou #justsaveone #dwp4ptsd https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9saf1udOw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[usmccarter]

#Repost @save_a_warrior_saw (@get_repost) ・・・ Some of our staff was able to meet @bretmichaelsofficial this past weekend at Loud N Lima. Bret is an American patriot and a big military supporter, we were honored to share the space with him. - - - #justsaveone #teamsave #saveawarrior #ptsd #relief #anxiety #stress #depression #love #brothers #warriors #military #army #navy #usmc #airforce #meditate #cali #California #Ohio #malibu #sunset #hope #mindfulness #trust #faith www.saveawarrior.org

[filipino76]

Be present. Be mindful. Be kind! #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsdhelp #ptsgrowth #pts #military #veterans #combat #firstresponders #police #emt #firefighter #saveawarrior #justsaveone #bepresent #bemindful #bekind https://www.instagram.com/p/B4PY809DgGw/?igshid=4dgwmz7mw4jv

[filipino76]

Honor your progress! Today you are one step ahead of yesterday. We live in a fast food world that delivers instant gratification. We have to commit to honoring our daily growth. Do you document it? Do you speak of it to another? Do you have someone who is keeping you on track? Mental growth is the hardest to track but if you have an outsider watching, they will be able to tell you that the bucketwork is working! Your fellow traveler can keep you on track and your spirits high. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit saveawarrior.org for the answers you seek. What drives you? #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsdhelp #ptsgrowth #military #veterans #firstresponders #police #firefighter #emt #dailypractice ##dailygrowth #justsaveone #saveawarrior #bucketwork #honor #progress #mentaltools #mentalgains #mindset https://www.instagram.com/p/B39fmxVA8GD/?igshid=pgcgifrl37r3

[filipino76]

Wise words I learned in @save_a_warrior_saw last year...that I am not stuck and I can change my circumstances. Shame, Denial and Disassociation makes us stuck as it cycles. Collapse Denial, deal with Shame and associate is how a cycle is broken. If you are feeling stuck, if you feel as if there is no escape, if you feel that feeling of hopelessness...tell someone who cares about you. Saveawarrior.org is only a click away and it will change your life. Still don't believe? Then reach out to me and I will share my personal story of becoming unstuck with you. What drives you? #pts #ptsgrowth #ptsd #ptsdawareness #saveawarrior #military #firstresponders #stuck #unstuck #shame #denial #disassociation #hope #hopelessness #justsaveone #whatdrivesyou https://www.instagram.com/p/BvOvWZpArg0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f4ydsyt0jka5

[dwp4ptsd]

"...The hardest part is living in the silence. The silence when the gun fire ends. How do you live in that? I guess that is what you are trying to figure out. That's what you guys are doing. You're working on it. I respect that. It's just...uh..that when you look at yourself in the mirror, you gotta admit who you are, but not just to yourself, you gotta...to everyone else. For the first time as long as I could remember, I don't have war to fight. And I guess, if I am going to be honest, I'm scared." -F. Castle. Healing starts within. It begins with you admitting there is a problem. You are not alone in this. Saveawarrior.org is where I found my healing. You can too. #justsaveone #wecamebackforyou #Saveawarrior #ptsd #pts #ptsdawareness #heal #silence #admit #becomeyou #scared #lookatyourself #mirror #behonest #punisher #frankcastle *I do not own the rights to this image nor to I claim it to be mine. https://www.instagram.com/dwp4ptsd/p/CYzKldsLqy0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

#2yearchallenge I don't normally share photos of myself. Why? Simply because I didn't like who I saw in the mirror, physically, spiritually or mentally. Just 2 years ago, we fell into this new way of life and many people decided to do nothing. After my time at Saveawarrior.org (@save_a_warrior_saw ) I decided to change what I saw in the mirror to match the new internal me that was emerging. Mental health effects you physically. Don't believe me? Look at me. I was a mess two years ago, but I found the mental fortitude to change everything, thanks to Saveawarrior.org. I once was negative, angry, suicidal, and hated who I saw in the mirror and weighed 247 pounds. With size 42 pants. I now am more patient, less angry, more positive, enjoy a better mental space and love who I see in the mirror (internally and physically). I weighed in at 187 pounds today and fit loosely in size 33 pants. I made a choice. I stuck to that choice of eating healthy. No diet, just choosing more veggies and fruit, and controlled proportions. I lost 60lbs the healthy way. I was 10lbs lighter recently but that was from dehydration and sickness. Gained it back and feel amazing. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, ask me about how I found the answers you are looking for or visit Saveawarrior.org. What drives you? #2years #difference #transformation #health #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #onelife #saveawarrior #justsaveone #wecamebackforyou #choice #loveyourself #weighloss #happy https://www.instagram.com/dwp4ptsd/p/CYciWkXriiI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

Peace is the process of retraining your mind to see life as it is, rather than what you think it should be. -Unknown I used to live in my mind's view how life should be and sometimes I visit that place still today. Over the last 3 years, I have worked to retrain my brain, to live in rhe present and find my peace. It's not an easy thing to retrain a lifetime of thinking, but it can be done. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit Saveawarrior.org for the answers that you seek. What drives you? #peace #mind #retrain #live #present #peace #focus #life #overthinking #happiness #veteran #firstresponders #Saveawarrior #wecamebackforyou #justsaveone https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_YV_ILeVn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

“The sun loves the moon so much that he dies every night to let her breathe.” – Jeffrey Fry With every sunset, I find myself trying to capture what I see with my eye, but greeted with failure each time. Do I retreat and give up? No, I press on. Trying each day allows me to capture some amazing shots now and then, but nothing compared to what my eye sees. Finding creative outlets is a weapon against PTSD. Allowing yourself to be creative, also allows you to get in touch with your emotions. Finding your emotions is key to living with ptsd in a productive way. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit Saveawarrior.org for the answers you seek. #sunset #beauty #capture #nature #creative #outlet #emotions #ptsd #ptsdawareness #veteran #firstresponders #saveawarrior #justsaveone #wecamebackforyou #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9toEvLwRz/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

"Through mediation, you learn to establish and maintain attention in the present moment. From this base of attention, awareness or mindfulness produces clarity and understanding. From understanding flows constructive and compassionate action." - Jeffrey Brantley, MD One of my @save_a_warrior_saw brothers posted this quote this morning. I didn't get meditation at first. I didn't think it could retrain my brain as it was full of anxiety and depression. At first, it was a tough battle. Then slowly it became a struggle. Eventually, I started to look forward to it. 20 minutes a day to myself and peace. The process isn't easy but once you get there, you will suddenly realize that you are being mindful. You are being present. You are able to let obtrusive thoughts enter and go without obsessing over them. You will find you are less mentally worn out at the end of the day. The entire process DOES retrain your brain, but it does take time. It took me about a year before I really noticed the difference. 3 years later, I may not be perfect but I do understand how to get my mind back on track and to keep unwanted thoughts from controlling my mind. Try it. I can share a video of the style of meditation taught to me by Saveawarrior.org. Their patented and proven Warrior Meditation is given away FREE to anyone. What drives you? #Warrior #Meditation #WarriorMeditation #saveawarrior #justsaveone #wecamebackforyou #mindfulness #mindful #present #obtrusive #thoughts #depression #anxiety #cure #work #bucketwork #veteran #firstresponders Saveawarrior.org https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXZNXdAipq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

As of today, it's been 3 years since I attended @save_a_warrior_saw. 3 years ago, I walked away from the program with a new view on life. I processed , I meditated and I felt emotions again. In the years since, I have become the best version of me yet. This best version of me is one that is continually changing and learning. Healing doesn't happen overnight and the trauma doesn't go away magically. You have to do the bucketwork to heal. It's a tough process. It requires you to do things you don't want to do. It's easy to stay in the role of the victim because we have built our rackets around daily survival. Those rackets took days, months and years to create. It takes days, months and years to find a new way of daily practice. Is it worth everything I have done in the past 3 years? The answer is yes. I would do it again if I have to. #Saveawarrior #wecamebackforyou #justsaveone #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptshealing #trauma #healing #help #endsuicide #dailypractice #new #old #survival #bucketwork #ittakestime #military #veteran #firstresponder #emt #police #firefighter https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK1n_VASxo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

Just finished cleaning the DWP4PTSD G35 for the annual @backtheheroesrumble car show, this Saturday, August 7th. Before and after pictures of areas most over look by others at shows. Engine is cleaned as well. I will be there with a second car possibly as a resource person for veterans and first responders. Primary goal is to share the healing power of @save_a_warrior_saw My secondary role will be to be a brand representative for @vetmotorsports sharing their non clinical outreach opportunities in motorsports! Car Show details: Time: 9am-4pm Rain Date:Aug 2nd Location: Batavia Township Park 1535 Clough Pike, Batavia OH, 45301 https://backtheheroesrumble.com/home/annual-car-show/ Saveawarrior.org Vetmotorsports.org Drivenwithpurpose.org #carshowprep #carshow #backtheheroesrumble #police #firefighter #emt #veteran #saveawarrior #wecamebackforyou #justsaveone #vetmotorsports #ptsdawareness #ptsd #dwp4ptsd #notalone https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHxeTxHVDy/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

Just finished cleaning the DWP4PTSD G35 for the annual @backtheheroesrumble car show, this Saturday, August 7th. Before and after pictures of areas most over look by others at shows. Engine is cleaned as well. I will be there with a second car possibly as a resource person for veterans and first responders. Primary goal is to share the healing power of @save_a_warrior_saw My secondary role will be to be a brand representative for @vetmotorsports sharing their non clinical outreach opportunities in motorsports! Car Show details: Time: 9am-4pm Rain Date:Aug 2nd Location: Batavia Township Park 1535 Clough Pike, Batavia OH, 45301 https://backtheheroesrumble.com/home/annual-car-show/ Saveawarrior.org Vetmotorsports.org Drivenwithpurpose.org #carshowprep #carshow #backtheheroesrumble #police #firefighter #emt #veteran #saveawarrior #wecamebackforyou #justsaveone #vetmotorsports #ptsdawareness #ptsd #dwp4ptsd #notalone https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHwkver-xW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dwp4ptsd]

Put your energy where it counts. When it comes to verbal Conflict and fighting, it is wasted effort. Sure you could spend time arguing and sharing points, but ask yourself "am I going to change the other person's opinion?" In some very rare cases, it may work. In the majority of discussions, arguments or heated verbal battles, your energy is wasted and falls on deaf ears. Your energy would be more wisely spent if put towards those with similar or like minded individuals. Your role and energy in conversation is meant to inspire and positively influence others. You will do more to change the world with half the amount of verbal energy by choosing to inspire others. As far as those that are of opposing minds, respect their differences and allow them to believe what they believe. We are a free people. Free to think, say and believe what we want. Tearing someone down for opposing your opinion or ideas wasted energy and builds negative energy. Grow. Inspire. Be positive. Focus on the good. Learn to read your verbal counterpart and decide how you are going to spend your energy. You get one conscious go-around this world, spend your energy wisely. #ptsd #ptsdawareness #therapy #pts #ptsdhelp #ptsdknowledge #talk #discuss #veteran #firstresponders #realtalk #knowledge #police #firefighter #emt #justsaveone #saveawarrior #meditate #meditation #positive #energy #focus #inspire #conversation #talk #share https://www.instagram.com/p/CN4x6UEjZRL/?igshid=1enf3ys0hrfo1

[dwp4ptsd]

What defines your happiness? If you didn't know the secret to life I will share it with you. The secret in life is to live a life of purpose. How do you get there? You must first realize that you are responsible for your own happiness. No one else can provide that for you. How do you find your happiness? You must create a new daily practice. Changing your old ways that are not working can create new opportunities for you to thrive, to be you and to open any door of opportunities that await you. Negativity breeds and attracts Negativity. Finding the positive, no matter how big or small in everything you do or experience throughout the day will slowly change your perspective until you are overflowing with positivity. Fair warning: if you choose to find your own happiness, everyone will want a piece of it, because they want what you have found. Just remember, you are responsible for your happiness only. Share your new found happiness and how you found it, but don't let them take it away any longer. If you are a veteran or first responder struggling, please visit Saveawarrior.org for the answers that you seek. #ptsd #ptsdawareness #therapy #pts #ptsdhelp #ptsdknowledge #talk #discuss #veteran #firstresponders #realtalk #knowledge #police #firefighter #emt #justsaveone #saveawarrior #happiness #positive #positivity #personal #responsibility https://www.instagram.com/p/CNuqemYDfje/?igshid=9irkcqp4ut5y