Third of a Lifetime

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@rcinstitute Truthful Tuesday: Ruthless Compassion is the unerring pursuit of the unvarnished truth

@Splinteredones What is it about telling a horrible, vile memory to a trusted witness that is so transformative?

@rcinstitute Thoughtful Thursday: facing reality is the only way to be empowered in this world.

@LillyAnn “We must live from within outwards, not from without inwards.” Lao-Tse #spirituality

@rcinstitute Soulful Sunday: the soul finds healing in forgiving ourselves our bad choices, while intending to make better ones.

@Tamavista “There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.” Spinoza

@inlifeawareness “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~Lewis B. Smedes

@rcinstitute Grace is what we do after we’ve done everything right & things still didn’t work out.

@Tamavista “The great virtue in life is real courage that knows how to face facts and live beyond them.”, D. H. Lawrence

Linked Tweets

@HealMyPTSD Taking the hope/belief conversation further: I had no hope. But I did have belief I could heal PTSD.

@AfterSilence Was it my fault? Self-Blame and Survivors

@sinbysilence “Pain, fear, loneliness, isolation…what does this mean today? My past!”

@rcinstitute (1) The way of the warrior is to practice Ruthless Compassion and (2) The way of the warrior is to be fully grounded in reality.

@ssanquist “Toxic Friends: An Interview with Susan Shapiro Barash – Beyond Blue”

@DarleneOuimet The Truth can be elusive and hard to spot but when it hits..BAM ~poetic and powerful~

@GoodthingZ 9 Paradoxes of Happiness

@AfterSilence A Recovery Bill of Rights for Trauma Survivors

@abandontheherd This is really helpful! – Eckhart Tolle explains how to take breathing breaks throughout your day (video at link)

My favorite TweetStuff is whatever I find each week that’s quirky, funny, beautiful, stunning, or fun. Always inspiring! Enjoy!

@AmazingPics The beach by Philip Effraim [SEO: For everyone who is snowed in today!]

@Tamavista “The reverse side also has a reverse side.” Zen

@petapixel Another moonbow, this one in Hawaii

@MarcyRubin LAUGH: 1 out of 4 people in this country is mentally unbalanced..Think of your 3 closest friends.. If they seem OK, then you’re the one!

@DrCesa 80 Exceptionally Beautiful Photographs of Paris – via @Minervity @paul_steele @TheTinaGrant @2morrowknight

@Splinteredones RT @1txsage1957 The environment is everything that isn’t me. ~ Albert Einstein

@petapixel Space shuttle Endeavour’s mission to the space station(photos) [SEO: Having a since-childhood fascination with all things space, I could watch NASA TV all day! I love this stuff.]

@GreatestQuotes “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” – J.K. Rowling #greatminds

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@soundsblue The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.~ Buckminister Fuller

@rcinstitute Freedom Friday: freedom is living your best life, today, regardless of how others say you should live.

@LillyAnn “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” ~ Shakespeare

@rcinstitute Simplicity Saturday: we’ve forgotten the importance of qualities like simplicity, balance and peace.

@Tamavista “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.”, Navajo

@rcinstitute If love is the key that opens the heart, loss is the light that wakes up consciousness.

@abandontheherd Having organized, creative, insightful, clear thoughts is only possible if the mind has a chance to rest.

@ShipsofSong Anything that holds you back is an illusion that you are safer, better off where you are rather than where you are desiring to go.

Linked Tweets

@Kellen Therapy is Not to Make you Happy [SEO: This is so true. Therapy nearly always makes me miserable. In a good way!]

@Kathy_B_from_AC 20 Signs of Unresolved Trauma

@ssanquist Love this post! RT @DrKathleenYoung Relationships after Severe Trauma: Making Healthy Choices

@MarcyRubin What Not To Do When Dealing With Someone Who Is Mentally Unwell ~ this is an older post, but worth repeating [SEO: Excellent. I wish I'd had this when I was first diagnosed with a mental disorder.]

@life_with_DID This is amusing – #DID explained in computer terms [SEO: Love this! If anyone knows how to stop or slow the constant scroll, please let me know.]

@ElyssaD RT @Sung_H_Lee: 29 Semi-Productive Things I Do Online When I’m Trying to Avoid Real Work (via @TheManalyst) [SEO: I look for productive distractions when I've had a rough week but don't want to check out completely -- which would involve mindless video games. I save those for very special occasions!]

@GudrunFrerichs Dealing with the lack of memories.

@cesargamez Margaret Paul, Ph.D. has written a wonderful article entitled Healing The Abandonment Wounds

@monicajane9 Loving Life and Appreciating Depression ~ lovely post

@NAMIMass Empathy’s Natural, but Nurturing It Helps [SEO: NY Times article; no registration required to view.]

@Kellen How to Deal with Trauma Nightmares [SEO: Excellent insights into both the why and what to do about them.]

@kris_burns 6 Smart Stress Solutions to Help You Mellow Out Fast

These are little gems I pluck from my TwitterStream throughout the week. Sometimes funny, or beautiful, or thought-provoking, and always inspiring. Enjoy!

@AffirmYourLife “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde

@TelegraphPics For Valentine’s Day: Hearts in nature: naturally occurring heart shapes photographed from the air.

@Maura_Aura The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.-Jack Kerouak

@petapixel Amazing city views from the top

@1txsage1957 There is an optical illusion about every person we meet. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

@spacefuture Who ever did this is awesome! A history of pretty much everything (Video)

@Morevoices There’s nothing like the purr of a cat to settle frayed nerves.

@petapixel Amazing creature – Jellyfish relative [SEO: The color is just gorgeous.]

@LilianaElena Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.

@petapixel A powerful outburst of auroras over the open sea

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Feel free to add any resources you found on Twitter in the comments. Thanks!

Standalone Tweets

@shanselman “If I procrastinate any more, I’m going to time travel into the past.”

@Splinteredones RT @jennyjoneses Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu

@PromiseToMe No one can go back and make a brand new start, my friend, but anyone can start from here and make a brand new end ~ Dan Zadra

@rcinstitute Truthful Tuesday: the only constructive way to look at yourself is with honesty plus compassion.
and
@rcinstitute Truthful Tuesday: telling yourself the truth is the first step to empowerment

@abandontheherd Mindfulness, focused awareness on the present moment, is the easiest antidote to mental unbalances.

@monicajane9 Life is a total thing. Sorrow, pain, anguish, joy, absurd idea, possession, envy, love, the aching misery of loneliness-all that is life. JK

@BigBookofYou Nothing that you are or have been is so ingrained that it can never be changed. ~Guy Finley #quote

@Tamavista “The only normal people are the one’s you don’t know very well.” Alfred Adler

@sojourner5 If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. ~David Carradine

@chalkmessages “The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

Linked Tweets

@Darkness2Light How to REACT when a child tells you they are being sexually abused

@drkkolmes Google Buzz Has A Huge Privacy Flaw RT @lanehartwell Mental health professionals using gmail may want to turn off buzz!

@GuilfordPsych Top 100 mental health and psychology blogs
[SEO: Some truly inspirational and informative blogs here!]

@psydir Many Veterans Not Getting Enough Treatment For PTSD

@AfterSilence You Are Going To Move Through This
[SEO: Powerful. Each survivor needs to hear this at some point.]

@VetsPrevail Caregiving strains families of vets with serious injuries Thanks to those who care for vets with visible or invisible wounds. #SOT #vets

@arttherapy Anxiety Disorder Impairs Emotional Control #psychology

@drcmblake Great Research: Brain Scans Track Happy Memories

@HealingTouchAz Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep and Lives of Patients with Pain

@DepressionInfo Don’t just take them.. make sure you know the questions to ask about Antidepressants

@kris_burns Schedule Time for Play
[SEO: From "The Happiness Project" -- great website]

@kris_burns Reading: Stillness is a Powerful Action
via @zen_habits

@kris_burns 50 Ways You Can Create a Better Day
[SEO: a @kris_burns trilogy! Thanks!]

These are my favorite TweetStuff finds this week. Funny, inspiring, breathtaking, thought-provoking. Enjoy!

@LAGilman: Dear Advertisers: the moment you discover women watch the Superbowl? You will make a lot of money. Until then…not so much.

@crpitt Wow RT @m4tt_thomas: Brilliant and beautiful Vancouver in timelapseHD, seriously wonderful… #vancouver #timelapse #photography
[SEO: If you watch the Olympics, you will see lots of Vancouver in the coming days. But you won't see it like this! Gorgeous.]

@Tamavista “I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.” Ashleigh Brilliant

@spacefuture Endeavor launch (pic) #space
[SEO This is NASA's last nighttime launch of the space shuttle. Someone was in the perfect place to capture it.]

@AmazingPics Wonderful Examples of Reflection Photos

@petapixel Google brings street view to the mountains and Olympic venues in British Columbia

@BarbaraIreland Have you seen this incredibly beautiful, very rare PINK dolphin?
[SEO: Believed to be one of a kind.]

@ssanquist RT @paulapoundstone: Dear diary: had another close call today where reality came awfully close. Can’t let that happen again.

and last, but certainly not least:

@bacigalupe The Muppets also have a twitter account ;0 gnight
[SEO: Laugh out loud funny, but probably only to fellow Twitter addicts. ]

Every Sunday night, if there are updates made to the Dissociation Blog Showcase (DBS), I will post them here.

Tonight, I’ve added two new blogs:

Shadowlight’s Blog

Splinteredones’s Blog

Please use the DBS link above to access these blogs, and take a look at others already on the list. We are now up to 128 blogs!

As always, be careful and safe. Many of these blogs do not provide trigger warnings, nor are they obligated to do so.

I need your help! If you or someone you know experiences dissociation and blog about it, either leave a link in the comments here, or write to me at

sarah.e.olsonATgmailDOTcom

I review each blog before adding it, but the harder part is finding them in the first place.

Thanks so much for the feedback and well-wishes for this project!

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@Maura_Aura At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss. P. Coelho (Eleven Minutes)

@drhenslin Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. Charles Spurgeon

@DeeLin76 “The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

@BigBookofYou: “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” -Les Brown #quote

@SarahEOlson2009 Beautiful. Let it be so. RT @soundsblue “It is the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.” — Frank Warren
followed by
@SarahEOlson2009 To clarify my last tweet, let it be so not because it somehow justifies being almost broken, but because *somebody* has to do it.

@SelfGrowthNow Lack of forgiveness causes almost all of our self-sabotaging behavior. – Mark Victor Hansen

@soundsblue The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.~ Buckminister Fuller

@Splinteredones RT @LisaMoreau1 “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

@NorvalRhodes As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~JFK

@ssanquist RT @maryjblige I will say this, don’t give up, don’t stay down, get up and keep moving, love yourself no matter who believes in you or not.

Linked Tweets

[SEO: I plead a plague of wacky Twitter problems the last three days, and apologize for the short selection of linked tweets. Will be back on track next week!]

@unsuicide Free online gratitude journal [SEO: For what are you grateful?]

@SarahEOlson2009 It’s literally a new day when this shift occurs RT @Abeeliever I want to share this… “Shifting”

@StressDoc How Stress and Anger Hurt Your Heart

@HealMyPTSD 30 ways to get started living your life out loud — are you ready to make some noise? [SEO: Living life out loud is (still) not my strong point, but this exceptional article points the way.]

@monicajane9 AstraZeneca Facing 26,000 Lawsuits Over Seroquel Diabetes and massive weight gain among other probs they hid #pharma [SEO: Know what you are taking, Seroquel or otherwise, and discuss your concerns with your doctor.]

@AffirmYourLife Is your ‘tired thinking’ zapping your energy levels?

@HealMyPTSD Have you signed up to participate in this new, identity-focused PTSD research? What are you waiting for? [SEO: Read the article for the research particulars. It's a fascinating topic.]

My Favorite TweetStuff is always an eclectic mix of arts and images, inspiration and humor, collected from Tweets this past week. Enjoy!

@CathyStucker 35 Photos of Truly Adorable Animals in Snow (All together now – Awwwwwww!) [SEO: My faves are any of the big cats (of course!), and the wild horses bolting.]

@PsychDigest “It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” – Lewis Carroll #quote

@petapixel Neat – Fold your own photo kaleidocycle

@uschles: “Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think” Tom Wilson #quote

@AmazingPics Stunning: A Rare Lunar Moonbow [SEO: I never believed these were a real phenomenon. There's a lesson here. ]

@SarahEOlson2009 Write your life story in 6 words! Mine: Child discovered decades later now flourishes. (via @BookEditorLM)

@Jason_Pollock “Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” ~Howard Zinn #Peace