Wounded Times Kathie Costos April 15, 2024 #PTSD made us aware monsters are real, so are miracles! The Scribe Of Salem by Kathie Costos Ministers Of The Mystery series is a different view of the supernatural world, spiritual powers, secret societies, and conspiracy. Chris did not doubt what he was supposed to do with his life. He was supposed to become a priest to minister to the people. It was not until his senior year of high school he questioned it. He became a reporter to reach more people than he could in a church. He still loved God. After three life-threatening events, his though ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos April 4, 2024 Is this April 4th in New Hampshire or is Mother Nature late for April Fools Day? It is scary with the heavy snow and wild wind. Yet, amidst all that, people are checking in to see if those they care about are okay. That's what good people do out of love. My neighbor walked across the street to pull that huge branch out of the middle of the street. That's what good people do. Think about when the second after you survived whatever started #PTSD in you. Good people showed up to ensure you were safe as soon as they knew you were in need. Good peop ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos March 26, 2024 Sometimes I hear something that takes me back to the worst times of my life. Don't Tell Me song by Disturbed is one of them. I close my eyes and still hear the screams That would tear apart our world I keep reliving everything I can't believe how much this hurts Disturbed - Don't Tell Me (feat. Ann Wilson) [Official Music Video] Most marriages are hard. It isn't easy adjusting to being a couple. It is even harder to live together. My husband and I married 40 years ago this year. We've been together for 42 years. I guess that proves #PTSD doesn't ha ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos March 9, 2024 When something bad happens, we wonder why it happened to us, especially if it involved the actions of another person. It is one of those things there is never a clear answer to, we sure to manage to come up with many reasons to help us make sense of it. We never wonder why good people showed up to help us afterward. When I heard, "2 officers, 1 first responder killed responding to domestic violence call in Minnesota; shooter also dead" on NBC News, I couldn't let it go. At first, I thought it was because I survived my first husband trying to kill me ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos February 27, 2024 URGENT Neurosurgeon desperately needed in New England I am posting this FOR THE LOVE OF JACK After a couple of years of my husband's suffering, we finally had an answer as to why it was happening to him. He had an MRI that showed too much fluid in the ventricles of his brain. They suspected it was Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.   In between May and November, he was in and out of hospitals and rehabs. He was sent home with visiting nurses and for a while, he went into physical therapy as an outpatient. Eventually, we were told that nothing ..read more

US widower and veteran fights grief and PTSD by offering home repairs – for free  The Guardian Ramon Antonio Vargas Sun 4 Feb 2024 “That’s when stuff comes back to you,” Chauvin remarked to CBS. Danny Chauvin, 76, the ‘honey-do dude’ of Mississippi, fixes doors and unclogs drains to protect his mental health after his wife died. A retired US military veteran is coping with grief from his wife’s death and post-traumatic stress from fighting in the Vietnam war by providing daily handyman services to people in his community – for free. Danny Chauvin is the so-called “honey-do dude” of Wave ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos January 27, 2024 Someone will tell you that God is testing you when you are suffering. No clue where they got that one from, but it must be connected to something they were told when they were suffering. It was not very comforting at all to me, so I doubt it would have comforted them. So why would they say something like that? Another thing they say is, "God only gives us what we can handle." Is it because they think everything bad that happens to them comes from God? How does that work when we are supposed to pray to God to help us when we were just told He did i ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos January 12, 2023 Last year there were headlines like this one from Fortune. "The mental health crisis is decimating America’s workforce–but we only have enough therapists for 7% of the population" It had this warning. What we’re facing Mental illness is skyrocketing. Last year alone, 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one symptom of mental illness. The situation looks nothing like it did even three years ago. Every employee engagement survey you see reports mental health as the number one issue in organizations. And yet, utilization of mental health benefits ..read more

Wounded Times Kathie Costos January 1, 2024 Some people see the word "choice" and they think about politics because this is an election year. Sorry to disappoint you but it isn't. I don't have the time or the energy to get involved with that discussion. I have too many other things to deal with right now. Truth be told the way I feel right now, I am the last person that should be discussing what I think about all the nonsense people say. This is about choices we make for ourselves and the people we love, especially if you have #PTSD. Why January 1 Starts the New Year January 1 starts the New ..read more

Army Veteran Who Disarmed the Club Q Mass Shooter Opens Up About PTSD: 'Did I Do Enough?' PEOPLE By Sean Neumann Published on December 14, 2023 “There's a guilt,” Fierro explained to Hall, as the two discussed #PTSD and its impact on their lives. (Hall was wounded during the war in Ukraine while working for Fox News.) Rich Fierro, the Army veteran who helped disarm a mass shooter who opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado last year, is speaking out about the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms he’s been managing in the year since the shooting that killed five people and injured 17 oth ..read more