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10 books that helped me through trauma & PTSD

January 3, 2020 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, ptsd, trauma

Six years after finishing EMDR therapy for diagnosed PTSD, I'm still not entirely sure how to relax …

October 20, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: mental health, ptsd, trauma

This post was previously integrated with my TED Talks for Social Anxiety & Shyness post, but …

Have books helped your happiness?Image from PinterestSince the start of my university summer …

June 25, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: change, fantasy, growing up, trauma

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in A Game of Thrones. Image source.I thought I'd hate the …

June 17, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: poetry, ptsd, trauma, war

Postcards of Siegfried Sassoon. Image fromPinterest.I always enjoy reading about novelists, poets …

I posted about The Perks of Being a Wallflower and mental health last October, shortly after seeing …

October 15, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, depression, ptsd, trauma

Sam, played by Emma Watson, and Charlie, who appears to have PTSD, by Logan Lerman. From …

October 3, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, poetry, ptsd, trauma

This may be a generalisation, but I'm sure that most people who read The Faerie …

August 9, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: trauma

Image from www.goodreads.comI read Murakami's work far too quickly; his writing has a really fresh, …