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I contacted NAMI and it sounds like this might just work, Thank you for your help :) :) :)

Good thinking, so far I've tried several towns over which has the V.A. center located there, but no replies yet. They get back logged here a lot :(

And on a side note: does anyone have or know of study or dynamic group formats (pre-packaged) for group settings of supporters of PTSD/ I.e. family or spouses —- I am contemplating starting a group for supporters in my area- I am remotely located in a rural area on the island - hawaii- and there...

Yes! Good call - comprbidity of ptsd is statistically found to co-exist more often with other DSM-lll disorders... though people are unique and can’t ever be defined by a statistic in my opinion. Dilima is always what and where and when is the growth to become the focus - and when and if it...

Very insightful! yes, it a compounding problem- that trust thing, but ideally perhaps projecting onto the new supporter that which the past abuser did to us - is us affirming this is what there is for us -- breaking the cycle by believing in the opposite for ourselves (people willing and wanting...

Thank you for the explanation and input. Yes, the heart as a source of internal processes, not the organ as a life regulator :) I was just trying to answer as best I could on short notice, but I realize I made sweeping generalizations from a lot of study, and as I always do- tried to condense...

Does this help ? (quotes from New Forgiveness Research Looks At Its Effects On Others) Dead Link Removed Forgiveness is an emotion-focused coping strategy that can reduce health risks and promote health resilience by Worthington, Everett L; Scherer, Michael Psychology & Health, 06/2004...

if you want a summary, heart changes which encompass receiving love, self love, forgiveness, compassion, …. an area I have worked with people on which to this point has born significant results - is the area of unconditional love and acceptance for themselves, unhampered by life events.

LovingH, thank you for asking. I will have to go back and dig through my research, sadly I'm not that organized lol, and drowning in paperwork for school most of the time (the masters in psychology is more than I expected work wise :( . Not withstanding, If you want to do it now, google some...

I guess after my studies, I am wondering, if the approach so far isn't backwards

Thank you LovingH for your reply, really - I appreciate it! I agree with you, new neural pathways are created - and yet - what I am suggesting is that the heart (unfortunately the unstudied region) is where the event begins. Therefore, I am suggesting, that healing might be the most effective...

ok, so I don't know much, but this is what I have gathered so far. Seems that PTSD is a biological/psychological/spiritual/emotional - basically on every level - -- response to an over the top traumatic event --- where by it appears to me that the heart of the person shuts down to avoid...

I am new to this process with a spouse with ptsd... but I will say- after 3 years in - it is amazing to see how much compassion and understanding and supportive gestures he and his ptsd get, and there is none for the supporter that I have found from those people- or anyone for that matter, no...

Well thank you for that! This is very informative. Process is the same for me, though I am married. The dynamic is quite the same! And yes, what the heck? Accusations which have no grounding in fact make your head spin, not because your confused about yourself, but geeeezzz can someone really...

Hello LuckiLee, Um, that's not totally a simple question. I am not in immediate danger if that's what you mean. But, married only 3 years and I am very surprised at some of his behavior as it has happened. I do think his restraint is lessening and he is getting more expressive with his anger as...