Ten ways of coping now my heart's constricted with fear: identification, information & perspective (2nd post)
5th May 2014
It’s about six in the morning. A cuckoo is calling repeatedly and I’ve just woken. I’m warm in my sleeping bag, but it’s quite cold in the tent. How am I feeling? Frightened! Externally I’m fine, but when I look inside there’s a constriction. When I explore it more awarely I get an image of a cold, heavy snake lying down...
It's coming up to the two year anniversary of one of the major potential traumas of my life - see "Walking in Skye & Kintail: mountain rescue, helicopter winches, and avoiding death & PTSD." I...