How to Deal with the Effects of PTSD:  After being in the military for twenty year, which took me away from my family.  Where I was gone for at least the last three or more years of my career.  Unfortunately, these were the times I struggled.  Especially, when I had the thoughts that my children were growing up without me being their to see it.  In fact, I missed out on all their activities, success points, holidays, weekends, birthdays, and life in general with them.

How I Deal with PTSD!

Even thought I was 38 years old preparing for retirement, which I was an exciting time.  Truly, I sure did NOT feel happy and excited as I should.  Thus, reality kicked in where I was going to be out of a JOB.  I was excited about the retirement and not being away from my family.   However, I was overwhelmed with depression at the same time.  Because I was not going to have the job with the income to support my family in the future.  Besides the fact of being deployed into a combat zone, multiple deaths in our family, and retirement looming in a very fast thrust ahead.

As a result, it threw me into a much deeper depression than I expected.  Indeed, I was struggling where I could not leave my home after finding out all these things were looming over my head.  Whereas, I was also dealing with Combat – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

PTSD: Retirement

About nine months after my retirement, PTSD set in much further with the death of my father from heart failure.  Notably, this put such a toll on my family where I dumped into a deeper depression with so much anxiety without support for my PTSD.  In spite of it all, I knew I needed to get a job!  Unfortunately, I was so stressed out without even looking at my deployment issues.

Since my husband and I had moved to Virginia.  Despite this move I needed to find a way to help myself with this PTSD.  So I was watching a TV infomercial one evening on “21 Day Fix.”   Which I was so intrigued that I talked it over with my husband.  Yet, I decided to order this program to get me started on a healthier lifestyle.  Although, I was in hopes that it would help me get out of my negative focus on all these issues looming.

Healthy Lifestyle Journey

After beginning on my healthy lifestyle journey, a coach had reached out to me to give me support on my journey.  Her name was Christina in which we became instant friends.  I was really happy to meet her and continue to reach toward my goals on my journey.  One day we had been speaking about my lifestyle journey that I started asking other questions in which she was so wonderful in answering to thrust me forward in a life that I am so very grateful for now.

Focus My Lifestyle Journey

Christina had introduced me to coaching… So I was eager to  help others get into a healthy lifestyle change in their own lives as well. During the process I was thrown into a deeper depression whereas Christina was such a great help.  Eventually, I was able to get out of the depression.  At this point in time I had been retired for almost four year and still not able to find work.

Of course, I decided to move that NEGATIVE energy and think POSITIVE by thrusting my focus toward my family.  Above all, this blessing of not having a JOB, has boosted my spirits and I have been able to concentrate on my family even more.  Now, instead of focusing on getting a JOB, I decided I would use Beachbody as a way to continue to grow.  Therefore, helping people get out of their depression and feel good about themselves again is a much greater focus than on myself.

Blessings When Taking Focus Off The NEGATIVE

I have very much loved having Beachbody as a daily part of my life.  As well, I decided to start my own blog page.  To say the least bringing others to a safe place to find out about offers, products, and services that are available to them.  Beachbody is like a family to me where I have gone on to use other Beachbody products such as Shakeology, CIZE, Yoga, and even some Country Heat.  All of these great programs have continued to support my health, fitness, and well-being.  I have found a family through Beachbody as well as the support.  My Goal in the beginning was to keep going on this journey without focusing on the NEGATIVE.

Let’s GET STARTED on YOUR LIFESTYLE JOURNEY!

 

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