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    MVA Anyone Else Been In A Car Accident?

    You have nothing to feel guilty about. As stated, the driver was drunk, and he is solely responsible for the accident.
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    MVA Near-fatal Car Crash

    Sometimes we just have to talk it out to help use deal with it.
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    Is It Normal To Freak Out At Good Things?

    I am not so sure that it is the good news that is causing you to have the panic attack, as much as it is your wondering when the other shoe is going to drop. We become conditioned to expecting bad things, so when something good happens we naturally expect it to be followed by something bad.
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    Sufferer Can Repressed Memories Surface Years Apart?

    As you know we are not professional therapist, or Doctors on this forum; just people affected by PTSD like you. To answer your question-yes. Suppressed memories can, and do resurface at different stages in you healing process. I think, and it is just an opinion, that your mind, your psyche...
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    Does This Make Sense?

    I think it is a good way to explain it; I also think you can use the example of the PTSD cup. You can show how your cup is already almost full, so the least little thing can overwhelm you.
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    Does This Make Sense?

    Are you ADHD?
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    News For Most Women, Pregnancy Doesn’t Make Ptsd Worse

    Did the report give any statistics on how many of the women that suffered negative PTSD effects from pregnancy had sexual abuse as their trauma?
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    If The Story Of My Life Helps Others, Then Let The Story Be Told

    It has been a while since I visited my diary; in part because I have been busy, but also my computer had become so bad that I could hardly type on it. Well my computer bit the dust, so I now have a new computer. I hated to spend the money, but it was time to get a new one. Life is better since...
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    Other Spiritual Abuse?

    Your father either: does not read his bible does not understand his bible. May practice religion, but does not understand true religion is based on a relationship with Christ. Your father's religious views do not demonstrate a relationship based religion.
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    Agoraphobia Vs Social Anxiety

    This is a good question. I have agoraphobia, in my case fear of crowed places, and also a certain amount of social anxiety. The hard part of the social anxiety is I work in a retail setting, so I deal with a lot of people while at work. Sometimes, most days, it is ok, but other times, like...
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    What Should I Put On Medical Id Bracelet?

    I guess if you feel you need to put something, you could put panic attacks.
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    Sexual Assault Just Wondering What The Difference Is

    Incest is considered any sexual contact between family members, whether consensual or not.
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    Advice On Dialog With Older Parent?

    Dealing with elderly parents can be hard; especially when they are abusive or launch into diatribes about other family members. I don't know if it will help, but perhaps you can tell him that you will not listen to him talk negatively about other family members. I would tell him if he insist on...
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    Sufferer Hello Im New

    Welcome Sarah. I am glad you are in therapy, and you are on the road to recovery. You will find a lot of support here.
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    Movies About PTSD

    Hero's is the name of the movie
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    Movies About PTSD

    Disney's The Kid The is also an old movie with Henry Winkler and Sally Fields, A Romantic comedy that address PTSD I just cannot remember the name
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    News When 'free Speech' Includes How To Rape

    There are two aspects to our legal system: criminal and civil. While hate speech is considered protected and not prosecutable under criminal law; it can be adjudicated under civil law. If a rapist is tried and convicted of rape, and said rape is atribituted to this man' author's writing, the...
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    Death Grief For A Stranger

    I am guessing this was not your first fatality. The things we see as emergency responders have a cumulative effect on us. We can make a routine call, and all of a sudden we fall apart. It is not just that call, but all of the ones that preceded it. They all just come rushing out and we blubber...
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    Ask Not What You Can Do For The Mice

    buy some rat shot for my pistol
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    Not Nightmares But Still Disturbing.

    I have been having dreams for the last couple of years, and never really considered them nightmares. I don't wake up screaming, or filled with terror, just mildly triggered. My usual dream is running into former co-workers and getting triggered by seeing them. The other night I had a dream...
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    My husband died today

    I am so sorry for your loss!_I truly wish there was something I could do
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    Medical Cpr

    @Albatross no one is saying to not try and do CPR. The point being made is if you do cpr properly, or not so properly you cannot hold yourself responsible for their nor surviving. The chances of a person surviving cardiac arrest outside of the hospital setting is very low. Yes the availability...
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    Sexual Assault Justifiable Risk?

    If what you have posted about him on social media can be tied to you, a possibility if you contact the police, and you have no evidence to support your accusations about him, then you could be sued for libel.
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    Medical Cipro

    Medical advice should be given by medical experts.
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