I Am A Supporter Looking For Info

[Mytime]

Hi everyone I am curious about a couple of things and hoping you can educate me.

When you were diagnosed with PTSD did you look for info on it so you could understand it better?

Or did you start therapy, to get the help you needed? And then learned more about what was happening with you. ( hope I worded that right, if I didn't, sorry no disrespect)

If you did seek information to learn about PTSD did it help with your relationships?

 

[twinkle30]

My PTSD comes from a car accident so it doesn't really effect my relationships to be honest. On the other hand I also have schizophrenia and I researched the hell out of that and that did help me a lot with relationships along with therapy. I don't think it's enough to research your mental illness I think you also need therapy. DBT and CBT skills help a lot with relationships. I would tell your sufferer to look for a therapist that teaches those.

 

[Klo]

Therapy can do more than reading things on the internet can.

However, actually finding a good therapist is a bit like finding a four-leaf clover.

So might as well go ahead and research self-help online while searching, because it might take a while.

 

[Recovery4Me]

One of the things that I do and watch out for is 'either/or frameworks' - black and white thinking. I go for all solid resources available to assist with self regulation. But that's just me. (((hugs))) if you accept

 

[Sideways]

I started out doing both. Fast-forward several years and I still do both, and I often ask my therapist for resources, books, journal articles, websites etc that deal with whatever issues we're trying to tackle in therapy.

Research alone can be an overwhelming flood of information that you don't really know what to do with except be freaked out. But IMHO, therapy sinks in better if the intellectual part of your brain understands the concepts and knows how they fit in the 'recovery equation'.

 

[Eagle3]

I researched the hell out of what was going on with me YEARS before I got help. It has literally been a 15 year process for me, with lots of education and a long list of mental health professionals along the way. Both were required to help me with my relationships, but I had to be willing for changes to occur. I saw problems with the way I related to people and had to find ways, both with research and therapy, to make the necessary changes. Not gonna say it was an easy process, or that I'm where I want to be now, but always look for forward progress. Good luck with your journey!

 

[Fadeaway]

When I was diagnosed, I just thought it meant a severe form of depression, after all, the Dr. handed me a rx for antidepressants. I saw a few different therapists, but I bounced around until I found a good one. Even then, I didn't fully understand until I found this site.

 

[Mytime]

Thank you everyone for your replys. I am just trying to educate myself. I am a supporter trying my best to understand how to support my husband the best I can. He doesn't share anything with me. So everyone's input helps and please keep it coming.

 

[Mytime]

When I was diagnosed, I just thought it meant a severe form of depression, after all, the Dr. handed me...

Did you find once you understood more, you started to see things differently

 

[Fadeaway]

Oh yes, but it was stuff I had to discover on my own. Had someone tried telling me, versus me finding the info on my own, I probably wouldn't have accepted the info. I understood more because I wanted to understand more rather than someone trying to make me understand.

 

[Mytime]

Oh yes, but it was stuff I had to discover on my own. Had someone tried telling me, versus me finding t...

Definitely makes sense thank you

 

[EveHarrington]

All of the above?

I sought out PTSD treatment providers and bought every book on trauma that I could find. I scoured the Internet for information.