With the coming of the new year comes resolutions, goals, and self-promises. But it is truly realistic to try and set unattainable goals coming away from a stressful time like Christmas and New Years? Many of us with PTSD are often asked, “What are your goals for the next year? The next five years?” I really hate those questions.
For kids, the question always becomes, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” How many of us can look into the future and see what we will be doing in the next year, or even in our lifetime?
When dealing with trauma either yourself or with your child, the old adage “One day at a time” rings true. Promising to love and care for yourself or your child to the best of your ability each and every day is the greatest resolution or promise you can make. May you be blessed in the year ahead of us.