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My personal opinon is: if a woman is too drunk to say no, then she is also too drunk to say yes. The law should side on the side of the victim.

EMS can be very difficult to a person's emotions. You see some horrible stuff, and it can affect you negatively.

The one thing I would suggest is finding out if the therapist/ psychiatrist has training in trauma therapy.

I am talking more about civilian acceptance. I know the military does not, and I think part of that is they look at the PTSD sufferer and think there, except by the grace of God, am I.

I am not a combat veteran, so I cannot speak for them. I have been a volunteer firefighter, and work for nine years as a medic, so I have been in some hairy situations, I have seen some horrible stuff, and almost been killed in an ambulance accident. None of that caused my PTSD. I have PTSD from...

Sometimes emotional wounds will scar over, but not heal. Then something comes around (a trigger) that causes the emotional scar to rupture, so the original unhealed insult is exposed. It is the minds way of trying to heal. When we have suffered trauma, we will attempt to bury it, and forget it...

Are you overreacting? No. The mind is a funny thing. When we have unresolved trauma our minds can try to return to the trauma in order to make sense of it. The mind will do this over and over again, reliving the trauma bringing into play the same fears, emotions that you experienced in the...

I would say it is a good idea. I would, however, do some research to make sure you find a good reputable group. I do encourage you to find others that can understand the trauma of what you have experienced. I think the only way you can find someone who understands you, is to find someone who...

The guy who set you up is scum, and the person who filmed you and distributed the video should be put in jail. A guy who will do this has to look up to see the scum on the surface of a cesspool. I don't understand how a guy can do this to a girl. What has happened to common decency? Where are...

Your boyfriend is/ was a sleazy good for nothing pimp. I will not say what I would like to do to him, but I will say it is not your fault. You are a victim.

I am sorry for what you have been through. People can be very demeaning and cruel. Dealing with trauma is hard, and it can be painful. There will be times where you will ask if it is worth it. I liken it to surgery. It is painful, and the recovery period seems to be long. However the surgery...

The reality is the vast majority of children will play doctor at some point. It is a part of normal curiosity. However, as I have written, his wanting her to touch him crossed the line. I did not write my comment to invalidate anything. The OP asked a question, and I gave an answer.

You can also go under the Military and emergency services forum here on My PTSD to connect with other LEOs. You will find it in the trauma and stressors section.

It is a mental illness forum, and as such you will have a variety of people who have been hurt, and abused. Their past has made them hypersensitive to comments made, so they are quick to cry foul. There does seem to be a lot of sniping, that that is part of the nature of mental illness. There is...

Most of it sounds like kids playing doctor; demonstrating normal curiosity. I think, however, when he tried to get you to touch him, crossed the line.

I agree. I think for this situation to meet criteria A they would not only have to make the verbal threat, they would also need to have the means to carry out the threat. For example, if they said they were going to kill you, and had a knife in their hand, that would constitute an immediate threat.

I think Michaela is a beautiful name. I think the best answer for all of you is not change your present name, but re-define it by the way you live your life.

The best thing you can do is find a reputable trauma therapist in your area, make an appointment with them and discuss your history with them. They will be in a better position to determine whether or not you are suffering from PTSD. We cannot and do not make diagnosis here, but we do offer...

@Heather I am just throwing this out as an idea. I read a response you wrote in another thread where you talked about your own sexual abuse. Is it possible that everything your daughter is going through is also dredging up all the hurt and trauma from your past abuse? If so, then perhaps that is...

Personally I would disagree that a catastrophic injury being physical only. I think of the vets who have not suffered any physical injury, but are incapacitated because of the emotional / mental injury they have suffered from combat.

The nerve block would be for the surgery. It would allow them to do the necessary surgery without heavily sedating you. I would be similar to a spinal block that some women have for child birth, but they would only block the nerves to the arm.

Sometimes we may not consciously think we are going to die, but that does not mean our subconscious doesn't think that. I think anytime a person is undergoing a trauma and part of their brain is saying "this can't be happening" puts them at risk of suffering from unresolved trauma.

Many people who talk about cPTSD will reference this kind of a trauma leading to cPTSD. It is still a situation where you feel a threat to your life

Is it possible that the doctor can do a nerve block for the surgery instead of a general?

So often when a person is raped they find a way to blame themselves for what happened. They can develop the mind-set that they somehow deserved it. It is possible that some part of you is experiencing this, and you are trying to find a way to punish yourself by allowing these guys have their...