Emerging from Broken

From surviving to thriving on the journey to wholeness

Tag: neglected children

Overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted: May 04, 2012 Under: Depression By 306 Comments

I saw this poster on facebook that said “PTSD isn’t about what’s wrong with you; it’s about what happened to you.” I believe this is a true statement. I believe that we can achieve all positive results through facing what happened; facing the trauma and the damage that trauma caused. I believe that this is … Continue reading "Overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"

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How I learned to Self Abuse by Pam Witzemann

Posted: September 16, 2011 Under: Depression By 66 Comments

I first started using drugs at twelve when I began stealing my mother's allergy medicine to sleep. I was depressed and anxious most of the time. My family teased me for moping and pouting and I was called a scrooge because the holidays sent me into depression as they were days for my dad to drink to excess and spoil whatever childish expectation I had for culturally important days. I was afraid of holidays. No one ever tried to find out what was wrong.

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