When I was first diagnosed with PTSD, I was told that when the Monster rears its ugly head, don't try and work out why, it just does.
Then you get taught how to manage the symptoms, like dealing with anxiety, and how to relax when in a stressful situation. You also get taught the cognitive thought process and how to manage your anger using that process.
Well, I thought I had adapted to life really well. It was just me and the boy and life seemed pretty good.
Now I have come to realise that I was actually quite wrong. All I had done was put a blanket over everything. You see, when it was just me and him, if I got angry, he went his way and I went mine. He did not argue and life was pretty good. But he was stepping on egg shells.
However; when we moved into this house with Margaret, its a whole other world. There is two teenage girls, 18, and 17, and a 12 year old boy. So there is always a bit of stress hanging around, not to mention tempers, the slamming of doors etc, and my boy turning 14 is finally allowed to express himself and because he see's the other kids exhibiting anger he thinks its ok.
So now I am stuck having to learn from square one.
At least it explains a lot. I thought I was going banana's for a while there. Now I know I have already reached that point.
Then you get taught how to manage the symptoms, like dealing with anxiety, and how to relax when in a stressful situation. You also get taught the cognitive thought process and how to manage your anger using that process.
Well, I thought I had adapted to life really well. It was just me and the boy and life seemed pretty good.
Now I have come to realise that I was actually quite wrong. All I had done was put a blanket over everything. You see, when it was just me and him, if I got angry, he went his way and I went mine. He did not argue and life was pretty good. But he was stepping on egg shells.
However; when we moved into this house with Margaret, its a whole other world. There is two teenage girls, 18, and 17, and a 12 year old boy. So there is always a bit of stress hanging around, not to mention tempers, the slamming of doors etc, and my boy turning 14 is finally allowed to express himself and because he see's the other kids exhibiting anger he thinks its ok.
So now I am stuck having to learn from square one.
At least it explains a lot. I thought I was going banana's for a while there. Now I know I have already reached that point.
