Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Facebook has several PTSD groups that are worth joining. This one is military background. Where ever they write soldier, I read survivor, war is abuse or abuse is war, in general I adapt what they wrote for returning military to my circumstances of being raised in america’s war zone called an abusive neighborhood. Click on…
Modifying a quote from Facebook: A person’s strength isn’t just about how much they can handle before they break. It’s also about how much they must handle after they are broken. Healing LightToday’s Message – We never truly know how strong we are until we’re tested. Meltdown….the firing kiln over heated until the bricks from…
I am reading more and more information on PTSD. I am trying to share more than just my perspective. I am also looking for other links to share and give people a wider base of information. I am discouraged when I come across those that portray PTSD the end of all living and hopelessly stuck. …
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. – Clint Eastwood
Here is yet another link to symptoms of PTSD: http://www.post-traumata.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-symptoms.html I believe there is benefit in reading what the range of symptoms can be. Too often people get hung up on a short list and miss recognizing other symptoms. Also you don’t have to have all of them to be diagnosed with PTSD. This is…
I liked this chart shared on Living in Stigma. It outlines the why of certain symptoms. I was totally amazed to learn that by slowing my breathing I could eliminate several symptoms. Breathe, slow down, rest. https://cherished79.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/panic-attacks-symptoms
I wasn’t sure what I would write tonight. Then I checked out Scott Williams blog and his post about books. http://scott-williams.ca/2015/03/07/one-good-book/ He mentioned Jason Bourne. I loved the series. It all started with taking my daughter to the movies. I planned some cute movie, my daughter rolled her eyes and suggested watching Bourne Identity. We…
My counselor left me in no doubt early in my counseling what he thought of my emotional understanding; he called me an emotional moron. At the time, I felt a little put off, today I realized he was being kind. I work at a school that teaches high school students what they need to know…
I spent a few weeks browsing PTSD web sites and Facebook pages. I found I was getting frustrated with what appeared to me a feeling of fatalism coming across the pages. The general tone is “PTSD took everything from me and now I have nothing except nightmares.” The overall tone of hopelessness was depressing. I…
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…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 