Tag Archives: Horror Book

Friday the 13th Ramblings

Posted on by Gertie

Good Afternoon, World!!! As you know it is Friday the 13th. Many people are superstitious about Friday the 13th for some reason that I don’t understand. I usually watch horror movies and/or read horror books Today I have been reading a horror book for most of today and mostly like will continue to do so. Considering it is snowing is Seattle and it is good day to read any time of book. I personally don’t like the snow so I am thrilled that I can just stay home and read.

I did have a follow appointment with my regular doctor regarding my hospital stays a couple of weeks ago due to kidney stones, kidney infection and a bladder infection. We discussed ways to prevent bladder infections as well as kidney infections and encouraged me to work with the kidney stone specialist in the urology department. I plan on following through with what my doctor suggested as having kidney stones, a kidney infection and bladder infection suck.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to go back to reading my horror book as I cuddle with my cat, Billie and spending the rest of today and all of tomorrow not surrounded by people as I all peopled out from the last two weeks.. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Up Too Late Reading Due to C-PTSD

Posted on by Gertie

Good Morning, World!!! It just after two o’clock in the morning Seattle time and sleep is not happening at the moment. The reason why sleep is not happening at the moment is due to C-PTSD symptoms. Due to the severity of my C-PTSD symptoms I am reading a horror book. The current horror book I am reading is The Graceview Patient, by Caitlin Starling. So far, I am immensely enjoying the book.

I tend to read horror books in the evening to help reduce the amount of C-PTSD related nightmares. Nightmares related to horror books I read are easier to cope with than nightmares related to C-PTSD. That is why I am currently reading a horror book, so when I do attempt to go to sleep it might not be so challenging to do so. Having C-PTSD sucks shit.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie and continue to read. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Got Some Good Sleep Here in Seattle

Posted on by Gertie

Good Morning, World!!! I feel like I got some good sleep here in Seattle. I love it when I get good sleep. Granted I didn’t sleep more than five hours and had nightmares but at least it was good sleep overall so I am going to try not to complain. I am surprised that I got good sleep as I took two naps yesterday due to not sleeping very well that night before.

I mentioned in past post that I recently experienced a trauma. A trauma that caused my PTSD to act up especially from past traumas. Anyway, my therapist is helping me through the trauma is willing to stick with me as I know I can be challenging. My session with my therapist yesterday went well. My therapist is beyond awesome.

When I had my session with my therapist yesterday, I wish I would have remembered to tell her something. Something that helps with my PSTD nightmares. That something is reading one of my favorite genres of books which is horror books. Horror books help me not remember my own horrors especially if I read them before bed as I end up with nightmares from the horror books which are so much easier to deal with than PTSD nightmares.

Another thing that I have found that is helpful dealing with my PTSD is mindfulness meditation. It helps because I feel like it calms my mind down. That is why I do my very best to start each day with a mindfulness meditation practice as well as end my day with one.

On to other things that are helpful to my recovery is doing some form of fine art and listening to music. This has been one of my go to’s since my early days in recovery with a mental health challenge. I love art and I love music.

Speaking of recovery I went to the grocery store yesterday to buy some much needed food. One of those food items was ice cream. I got a pint of Baskin Robins mint and chip ice cream. I ate about a quarter of it and plan on having some later today.

Something I started doing in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic was attending a twelve step meeting for adult children who dealt with parents who are alcoholics. I loved attending and I really wish I didn’t stop attending. I am hoping to start regularly attending again as I found it helpful to my recovery.

I do not have much more to say in this particular blog post. I do want to say thank you for reading my blog. If it was not for you the reader reading my blog, I would not be writing my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!