ptsd
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; The storm after the storm.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a mental illness that is different from CPTSD in that the C in CPTSD is about complex PTSD. PTSD comes up from trauma. People with CPTSD experience flashbacks quite often. A PTSD sufferer avoids places that remind them of the trauma or where they suffered the trauma itself. CPTSD merely means that average symptoms of PTSD are aggravated, and amplified. The person with PTSD suffers from intense mental stress that causes them physiological problems. They blame themselves for the traumatic events they've been put through. They need to detach from others because they feel the need to give themselves distance.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez6 years ago in Psyche
How I rewired my brain to overcome trauma & thrive.
Six years ago, I was in a domestic violence relationship. To say I felt trapped in an understatement. Every level of abuse was being invoked - mental, emotional, financial, physical, and sexual, in that order.
By Christina Yeoman6 years ago in Psyche
my story, my life
Hi...abuse. What can i say its shit! Its changed my world, upside down and inside out. No one can understand what you've been through, how it felt and how it still makes you feel. I hated talking about it when people found out, no one knows what to say and they just look at you with this pitiful look in their eyes. Its not their fault abuse isn't a nice subject and almost hidden from the world. we do everything not to talk about it yet people tell you its okay to talk about it... am i the only one confused by all this. So instead of talking i'm going to write.
By No-one-important6 years ago in Psyche
Postpartum w/ PTSD
When I realized that I was miscarrying at 6 weeks, I found myself lost in a type of despair I wasn't familiar with. Not having a partner to rely on, only a handful of commitment-phobe lovers, I was forced to actually reach out for help. I called several friends for the first time in a long time. They were all wonderful and horrible in their own ways, but I was so relieved that I had people to call who actually picked up the phone, that it didn't really matter in the end what they said or didn't say. I do remember someone warned me there would be months of hormonal and physical recovery to 'look forward to'. As someone with PTSD this felt like a death sentence, for the struggle to find balance with an imbalanced mind/body is already too real - so real that I got fired from my last job due to complications of my experience of PTSD, and have been out of work for 4 months since, feeling like a failure and completely dejected, unable to literally apply myself to any other jobs or track down the paperwork to get on disability. If it weren't for my parents and their privilege, I'd most likely be homeless on the streets and attempting suicide right about now. I'm not joking or going for dramatic effect here - someone's brokenness can lead to some really terrible realities, and there is a very fine line around quality of life that we walk when we stop being able to ask for help and/or run out of resources.
By Tara Bloom6 years ago in Psyche
How To Help Someone With PTSD
have just come downstairs, and I am having a cup of coffee with my partner. Our two dogs are lying at our feet and our daughter is making herself some breakfast. I started to realise how lucky I am. I was diagnosed with PTSD about 15 years ago. Since then, I have seen the birth of my daughter, being the victim of domestic abuse, witnessed my daughter being abused and been through a divorce. Now there is peace in my family. There is only one way to describe my current partner; she is amazing.
By Nic Castle6 years ago in Psyche
Flying my drone to help with PTSD symptoms
A few years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD by the doctors at the VA hospital. I’m a Veteran from the Iraq war and have had a few problems since my return home. I had begun talking to a Dr about my symptoms and they tried medication after medication to get my mood, anxiety, depression and so forth in Check. I still had a lack of interest in really doing any activity that I had previously enjoyed. That’s where I started to think of something different and ended up buying a drone. I got a good one, not one of these that crash every few seconds. I got one that took video and photos in high definition, because that was one of the biggest reasons I wanted one is to take beautiful pictures from the sky. I believe that taking pictures of your loved ones, nice sky’s, scenery, etc is a good healing tool and it’s fun to fly also. I traveled around some and have been able to take a quite a few good pictures of family events, of beautiful scenery and of things that people need to sell, like houses and property. That always seemed to take away a lot of my stress and made my depression symptoms not as bad.
By Steve Postalwait6 years ago in Psyche
Living with PTSD: Context and The Attack
When I chose to accept my admission to UC Davis after 7 years of working multiple jobs while attending community college, it was one of the happiest moments of my life. Having an insatiable appetite for knowledge, I had always wanted to attend a university, but getting there proved difficult since there was no way to pay for it right out of high school. Finishing my AA in Environmental Studies gave me that opportunity through a special program that guaranteed my transfer entry to at least one UC or CSU, as long as I maintained a certain GPA and completed a few other requirements, and because of my age, I also qualified for a grant that would help me with most of my tuition. While considering potential majors, I found a subject I could be passionate about, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. It was so new that it was only offered at two universities in CA at the time - CSU San Luis Obispo and UC Davis. I was incredibly excited to build upon my existing knowledge of people and the environment and try to make a difference in our world by studying this field, but I wasn't sure where I would feel most at home - SLO or Davis? As I toured the two campuses and towns in early spring with my then-boyfriend, I envisioned my life post-graduation as a children's garden educator with joyful anticipation. Davis had a specific garden education program I felt called to experience, and so ultimately I chose Davis over SLO.
By Tara Bloom6 years ago in Psyche
The Link Between Suicide and Automobile Crashes
"'Before suicides became the leading cause of non-battle injuries, motor vehicle injuries were," said Bruce H. Jones, a physician and epidemiologist who heads the Army's injury prevention program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Maryland"(1).
By Tami Nieto6 years ago in Psyche
