Ywca And The Believe About Ptsd.

[ashdawn8287]

Love your explanation Anthony!

I should collect my thoughts before just rumbling lol I get really excited talking about this.

Im not familiar with combat ptsd but yes I could see that being the case.

It is seeming to be a common theme and a big issue.

I am so thankful for this forum.

 

[ashdawn8287]

Stepping stones is targeted at women by women for women. It just resides inside the ywca. I am not sure about the transwoman question. The lady I spoke with study sociology and psychology, which I what I'm doing minus psychology and add women and gender studies. In sociology and psychology these days the trans community is a big social issue and has a positive spin to it from my studies at my university. Feels like the beginning of true change in regards to that.

 

[ashdawn8287]

I don't see the difference between woman and transwoman. To me, transwoman are woman.

 

[anthony]

There is a growing culture today due to online accessibility, that people are self-diagnosing, labelling themselves, which immediately screams a deeper issue than what is actually being viewed by that person. No mentally healthy person should be self-diagnosing in the first instance, which usually means they're looking for a connection, some understanding or such, even outright laziness / denial / excuse or justification, for their own means.

When the web is used correctly, you can find what 'may' be wrong, or a possible 'urgency' for getting treatment, but people need to stop looking for excuses.

People use PTSD as an excuse from trauma because it has no cure... where other diagnoses have time frames and expectations. It is something unique to PTSD. What they miss is that whilst PTSD has no cure, it doesn't mean you can't treat it and live a pretty normal life again. It purely means you are more susceptible to symptoms if you endure trauma again, yet knowing that, if you endure trauma again you also have insight into what to do from the get go and not ignore it hoping things go away.

Of the 100% of people globally who actually obtain PTSD, there are literally only 5% who have what is considered life-time debilitating PTSD. That is a 95% recovery / improvement rate overall for PTSD sufferers. I say recovery / improvement because there is a ratio in there between full recovery and partial recovery, yet all can still function within daily life itself compared to the 5% who can't function in daily life.

 

[anthony]

I don't see the difference between woman and transwoman. To me, transwoman are woman.

I do... sexual organs. I think once a transgender has had a sex change via surgery, I would agree that they then have the emotional and physical makeup of being a woman, even if born male, or vice versa.

I know political correctness is all silly nowadays, but at the end of the day, the above is pretty much what goes through most peoples head in relation to defining sexual orientation of a human.

Some less than knowledgeable may say Adam's Apple, however; both sexes actually have one, but merely a males becomes more pronounced during puberty than a females. I believe the angle of the cartilage is what differs... though both sexes have an Adam's Apple.

 

[ashdawn8287]

Yes! I completely agree. It seems like ptsd is being overly diagnosed and other diagnoses are not being made.

And I agree people are looking for justification and self diagnosing to continue not trying to move forward, which really bothers me.

It is a headache when you really start to think about it.

My little slogan is research your research then research it more lol.

 

[anthony]

My little slogan is research your research then research it more lol.

That sounds extremely apt to me.

 

[Abstract]

I really don't get all the comments about people needing to calm down earlier in the thread as I didn't see anyone doing anything other than stating their opinions respectfully. Different opinions are healthy.

Some of this I agree with and other parts of it make me feel a little uncomfortable.

I certainly think that PTSD does not explain all the problems that come with something such as abuse. There is a lot of other stuff that has an enormous impact and I personally think makes all the difference to how someone responds to treatment and taking steps to getting better. I have started to see it as the stuff surrounding the trauma or even the PTSD for that matter.

I also don't think a label automatically stops people from getting better, seeing a future or anything of that kind and that it is the individuals response to that label that can do that. I think people using it in that way says less about the label and more about what the individual is dealing with and is.

I do see the potential problem with labels in that they don't truly emphasise that this is about experiences rather that an illness. Yes there are different responses and PTSD involves specific responses and experiences but it is still fundamentally about those experiences. I think a lot of the stigma lessons when we look at it that way. I do still think that the label has an important role for many though.

I don't think that is limited to women and abuse. What about men and abuse? And I also think all forms or causes of PTSD have their different baggage and problems. I think a more accurate way of looking at this is that PTSD does not describe all of what needs to be dealt with and healed in order to recover a healthy life. And that those "extras" look different depending on the trauma, age and more.

The other thing I am uncomfortable with is the possible assumptions that everyone is helped by the same things. For example, I have many years of CBT and it did almost nothing for me. I now think the main reason for that is that I have always automatically been able to see the outside perspective with most things. My biggest issues lay in a totally different area and were more related to disconnected from my own thoughts and feelings amongst other things. I believe in wonderful programmes but think there always needs to be the awareness that peoples struggles differ within the bigger picture, as do their personalities.

Of the 100% of people globally who actually obtain PTSD, there are literally only 5% who have what is considered life-time debilitating PTSD.

Anthony, I wish you would do a really clear thread on here stating in no uncertain terms that PTSD is treatable.

It seems to me this whole "PTSD is not curable" thing is both genuinely not understood and often used as an excuse not to treat it. It's awful to see this happen again and again and again. And sad.

 

[Venusian]

I have always believed that PTSD is a condition that could be developed from any type of trauma. Not all sexual abuse victims develop PTSD even if different people had the same type of trauma. I am beginning a support group for sexual abuse in a couple of weeks. I was in it a year and a half ago and had to stop as the flashbacks and returning memories was too hard to handle. Since then I have been working on the PTSD with a trauma therapist and by being on this forum and doing a lot of research to understand why I do the things I do. I understand a lot more about how PTSD has affected me for most of my life. I finally feel that I can go back and begin working through the stuff I have to deal with specifically for the sexual assault that happened when I was a child.

That being said, the therapies available may overlap but are targeted at different problems a person may have. Also, not all sexual abuse victims are women and many men go in for therapy. The councilors I am going to see offer the group for women and a separate one for men., and it is offered through the YWCA. It is interesting that there is also a YMCA in my city and both offer programs for men and women.

I have found it extremely helpful to have feedback from other PTSD sufferers even if they did not have the same trauma as I experienced. It gives a different perspective without the influences that can cloud the advice. It seems to me that if you are on this forum you are not using PTSD as an excuse, if you are an active member you are trying to make a better life for yourself or for someone close to you.

 

[ashdawn8287]

I misread and said the calm down statement earlier. I'm on my phone I tried messaging solace to apologize for the miscommunication but my conversations are full and my phone sucks.

Yes we are allowed to have different opinions. I just don't argue with good research. There's a difference between research and opinion. And my mission is to heal and do everything that shows up in research to be beneficial. They are finding labeling is hurting some not all cases. Different protocols should be given to different types of trauma.

Sometimes when I'm really excited and eager I'm not very good at collecting my thoughts and saying my point across. So apologies.

Solace- I really misread what you said and apologies if I upset you.

 

[Abstract]

I think your passion is wonderful Ashdawn and think you will do a lot of good.

 

[ashdawn8287]

My passion gets me introuble sometimes too! Need to work on being passionate and respecting peoples opinions. I'm trying!

Thanks for your kind words and insight abstract. I love reading your writing on here it's beautiful. The way you come across is admirable.