How to loose a friend
a friend you wished you had met earlier. “Only in the trenches during the artillery fire had I come so close to other people. Today’s blog is
How to find the “flow”
Finding flow when you have PTSD Three years ago, I bought a van, a VW Crafter. The plan was to convert it into a campervan. I started the project in
How to be brave, and what is courage?
Exposing oneself to discomfort, pushing the boundaries, going beyond the comfort zone are all expressions of showing courage, of being brave. But what is courage, what does it mean to
How to protect yourself from your PTSD, when the world is on fire
(It is war. And it is mine. ) The headlines that meet me today are about the war in Ukraine. Alarms going off, people fleeing, soldiers killed (on both sides
You can get rid of your anxiety
A short note on anxiety. In due time, you might say, given what is happening in the world. If you experience life a bit like me these days – the
Do not underestimate a person’s inner strength. Remember Goliat.
And this is probably where Russia’s leader Putin is wrong. As I write this, I am sitting in my safe home, surrounded by everything I need in everyday life and,
Ukraine: The memories of war…
As an old (very old) soldier, it is difficult not to be influenced by what is happening and has happened in Ukraine lately. At the same time, I try to
The voice in your head. How to get rid of it.
You have a voice in your head. And that’s perfectly normal. (If you actually hear voices in your head, then it is not normal and you should talk to your
Saving life in a war zone. Stories #6
“How did an ordinary day look like in Lebanon?” asks Berg. My suicidal thoughts have begun to subside. I don’t think about it every day in any case. I
Why you may never heal from your mental illness
In psychiatry, there is often a lack of well-defined endpoints for treatment, especially in the most severe cases. How long should a therapy be, and when is the patient healthy
Why we need trust in our lives
Today I am going to write a short blog post about trust. Of the kind “I trust my fellow man” trust. Sometimes coincidences fall into our daily lives. I am
What did the pandemic do to us? And what did vi learn from it?
I sometimes try to predict the future. Look ahead a bit. What happens today and what happened in the weeks before, will affect us tomorrow and in the months to
The alternatives for a better life. And how to find them.
I’m looking for alternatives. I admit it. What alternatives, you say? Alternatives to a better life, perhaps. Or more precisely, an even better life. I’m 62 years old
Saving life in a war zone. Stories #5
Everything written in these pages is based on personal experience. Overall, this is the way I remember what happened. And everything, of course, is based on actual events. Unfortunately. “In remembrance of
Why we always misjudge people and situations
(And why we shouldn’t) We all know a super-optimist, of the type “this works out and everything has a solution”. Which can be really annoying. It is not always that
How to be a freaking awesome 150 year old human
(Part two of my lifespan blog) My daughter studies medicine and she reads a lot, hears lectures and streams video (because of covid) most of what she is taught. I
Problems and worries. How to avoid them
(Or how to pay the bill twice) Here is a brief reminder of how most of us pay the bill twice when it comes to worries. I’m one of them.
A practical way to choose direction in your life
If you’re like me, an old man who has more or less lived life without any kind of plan and has no idea what the word Passion means, then maybe
Talking about lifespan and things you can do to live longer.
(Or how to be a freaking awesome 150 year old human) Today I am going to talk about death. And even though it sounds morbid, there is another type of
How to be happy as a minimalist
(Or how to not by things all the time) The combination of two things I read lately makes me write this article today. Yesterday I learned about minimalism. As a