The problem with violence and violent acts connected with PTSD is it is filled with murky gray area. PTSD is a reaction to violence in some form often with the threat of life involved for someone, usually the victim. The DSM 5 list things such as aggressive and reckless behavior. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp This seems to imply…
I am always on the look out for ways to simplify and remember techniques that help with coping with PTSD. On Facebook, Warrior’s Landing, the posted a picture of an eye, nose, ear, and hand. At the top of the chart is: Grounding Exercise Name 3 things You see You smell You hear Your feel…
This is becoming a recurring theme in my own struggles and in the articles I read. I’m not sure if more articles are being written or I am paying attention to them more. Or perhaps it is a back lash from some of the comments I read on Facebook that sound like PTSD is the…
I follow several blogs. Trying to keep up is a challenge. Both sides of the Wall shared a link that I thought was very helpful…. 10 things no one ever told you about life after sexual assault. https://bothsidesofthewall.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/10-things-no-one-ever-told-you-about-life-after-sexual-assault/ Original http://www.buzzfeed.com/drninab/10-things-no-one-ever-told-you-about-life-after-se-rwj1 The author Nina Burrowes has her own page http://ninaburrowes.com/books/the-courage-to-be-me/ No one tells you about PTSD. …
I learned something new from a comment. A person commented that CPTSD would be added to the ICD with the next version. OK….I didn’t know what it was so I asked Mr. Google. This is the first link I was given. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/icd-dsm.aspx The difference between the ICD and DSM. Here in the United States the…
Flooding is a really good description of what happens when I am overwhelmed by anxiety. My hearing loss increases, I can’t digest my food, I can become disoriented, and I lose coordination. Being teased as a child about being clumsy I better understand now what I experienced was such a high level of anxiety that…
I would get terribly jealous when my counselor would take time off. Not because he wouldn’t see me for awhile but because he could take time off. PTSD is relentless. Just when I think I might get a break something else body slams me. But it is actually really helpful to try not to think…
PTSD Break The Silence People with PTSD can create and maintain good relationships by: Building a personal support network to help cope with PTSD while working on family and friend relationships Sharing feelings honestly and openly, with respect and compassion Building skills at problem solving and connecting with others Including ways to play, be creative,…
I am always on the look out for people posting ideas about coping in all its variety. I lived many years not coping. I learned from that to do nothing is an excellent way not to cope. Accepting, coping, and thriving take effort. Scott Williams writes in a way that makes sense to me. His…
My first attempt at a reblog…..Failed. https://cherished79.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/therapy-what-is-cbt/ CBT explanation for those that want to know. This is one of the accepted counseling methods for PTSD. I hope this helps. Part of my counseling was CBT in addition to other methods. I still use the CBT process of recognizing, greater awareness, play detective with my thoughts,…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 