Author Archives: Ginnette

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or C-PTSD as it’s commonly known is a psychological disorder that can develop in response to prolonged, repeated experience of interpersonal trauma in a context where the persona has little or no chance of escape. What the heck does that mean? It means C-PTSD is the result of exposure toContinue reading “What C-PTSD Looks Like for Me”

Today is a bad day. I woke up and I instantly knew that today would be a bad day. What is a bad day? For me, it’s a day where anxiety and depression take over. My bad days are different from others. Until recently, it never occurred to me that I had depression. From ‘yContinue reading “What My Anxiety and Depression Feels Like…”

In my opinion, the most important thing we can do for ourselves is shadow work. It’s also one of the most difficult things we can do. Shadow work is unearthing the parts of ourselves that we try to hide or deny. Our shadow begins to form at a very young age. Our parents/guardians and societyContinue reading “Meeting my Shadow”

Growing up, I was often told that I would go to Hell if I didn’t obey. It would often revolve around the idea that things were “bad,” and that I would end up in the depths of Hell for doing said things. That’s pretty scary for a child. Seriously, at least once per day, IContinue reading “Living in Hell”

As I sit on my couch writing this, I’m surrounded by my warm dog, heating pad, and lavender essential oil neck pillow. My upper back, neck, and shoulders are on fire. The pain is sharp and dull at the same time, if that’s even possible. My relationship to my body has been an interesting one.Continue reading “Trauma and Pain”

*This entry is from earlier this year. I’ve decided to post things from the beginning of this journey. I sit at my desk typing. My coworkers are talking about their childhoods. I’m purposely avoiding the conversation. They continue to recall the games they played and the shows they enjoyed. I continue to type. I hearContinue reading “Recalling Nothingness – Living in Darkness”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. **this was written earlier this year. As I sit at work surrounded by chatty coworkers, I feel the familiar pang on my chest. The scene is pretty normal. My 4 coworkers are playing a game and chatting about celebrity gossip. “Did you watch the showContinue reading “Swimming in Your Own Murky Waters”

As I write my first post on this blog, I wonder who am I? How can I explain that to the reader when I’m not exactly sure myself? I’m not sure, but I do know I’ll try. So what am I? My name is Ginnette. I’m soon to be 31 years old. I’m an animalContinue reading “Who am I?”