Tim Grutzius

Have a great rest of your week everyone, and stay safe out there. #ptsdchat

@CosmicLifeOfMe @PTSDchat_ Yep, Jerry Lewis Telethon was great. #ptsdchat

@holisticff @PTSDchat_ We used to look forward to the Jerry Lewis Labor-Day Telethon, because TV stayed on all night! That's how it was with three broadcast station and PBS, that went off by midnight.

#PTSDChat Our room used to watch "Batman" at 0300! California time took me a while to get used to! Oh, by the way, is there anyone out there who used to watch "Romper Room at 2 or 3 in the morning out there too? Grown soldiers, romping it up in the middle of the night! 😂🤣

@PTSDchat_ @CosmicLifeOfMe that is why getting out in nature helps us to disconnect. #ptsdchat

@holisticff @CosmicLifeOfMe Definitely. And there was a lot less advertising. We are inundated with things now. It really does help to take time to slow down. #ptsdchat

@CosmicLifeOfMe I went in the service in 1989. #ptsdchat

@holisticff I realize I've got a few years on you, but I'm not THAT much older! We were watching these shows in our barracks room, bro. In the 1980s!!! 🤣

“Though no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.” – Carl Bard. #PTSDChat

“Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it doesn’t get a day off.” – Demi Lovato. #PTSDChat

@CosmicLifeOfMe You are so right my friend. #ptsdchat

@holisticff I lived past those archaic television times, into the age of cable! I used to hear the music, and then watch that snow, hoping something else would come on. Oh well now, there's a million channels, and I only watch a few of those. Strange, convenience didn't make TV better.

@PTSDchat_ @CosmicLifeOfMe Wasn't it? #ptsdchat and there was absolutely no programming after that, just a blank screen. Unlike the 24/7 availability today. Life seemed much simpler back then, even if it was not. Shutting down the noise for a bit helped.

@holisticff @CosmicLifeOfMe That was a nice way to end the broadcast day. Another way to bring people together. #ptsdchat

@CosmicLifeOfMe I was not even two years old when Batman came on TV. So no O"Dark-thirty viewing for me. #ptsdchat

@CosmicLifeOfMe I was too young to watch Romper Room at 0300. Besides, back in the day the local programming shut off at midnight with the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. #ptsdchat

Just do the best you can with what you have in each moment. #ptsdchat

being in recovery means realizing that we are not perfect and can stumble from time to time. When this happens, get in the saddle again, and lean into a circle of support. #PTSDChat

@PTSDchat_ @CosmicLifeOfMe the next 8 hours of webinars are going to focus on working with the veteran population #ptsdchat

@holisticff @CosmicLifeOfMe Great work! Keep us posted! #ptsdchat

#PTSDChat It just keeps hanging on!

@CosmicLifeOfMe It is recovery for life, that is why the focus needs to move in this direction. Another recovery language example, instead of saying "relapse", reframe the statement and say "returned to use" #ptsdchat

#PTSDChat I think it hurts any number of people, when the focus remains on being traumatized, and not becoming stronger through the pain. Each person is in recovery for life. & that's the point: it's #RecoveryForMyLife! That light must be my guide, not my afterthought.

@PTSDchat_ @BMajorFC I love going on hikes. #ptsdchat

@BMajorFC Going out in nature is a big help to a lot of us. Having a little peace and quiet gives you time to settle and regroup. #ptsdchat

@BMajorFC How does doing the art for the #ptsdchat affect you? You have so many beautiful pics and helpful thoughts. #ptsdchat

@PTSDchat_ My artwork helps me reset... going out in nature and taking pictures helps me reset... I look forward each week of doing some artwork

@CosmicLifeOfMe It is the loss of camaraderie and social connection that makes things seem disorienting. I thought I would feel that way after I left the fire service, but I was already working as a personal trainer. I also started volunteering to give me a renewed sense of purpose #ptsdchat

#PTSDChat One of my friends told me he wanted to disappear after he mustered out of the service. He couldn't reset himself to a civilian life. I feel that way at times, it can be disorienting, and during a triggered time? Frightening as all get out! It's not your fault.

@BMajorFC @PTSDchat_ It has been a minute since you have been here, but it is so great that you are. #ptsdchat

@PTSDchat_ I am doing okay.. finally rejoined x lol ...