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If he got it more than twenty years ago, it's highly unlikely. Awareness and disability benefits for PTSD are fairly recent. Crippling PTSD is pretty hard to fake. It includes a number of issues, including some that are mental illnesses all on their own. It's much easier to fake a single...

In most cases, they can't do anything but the most severe of concussions. The brain is very delicate, and it's mostly better to leave the skull to heal on it's own than take the risk. I'll repeat my suggestion you talk to a GP (general practitioner-family doctor, usually) about this and see if...

Faking "being crazy" is not the same as faking PTSD. "Crazy" covers a multitude of attitudes and some are a bit easier to fake than others. Given that he'd have to simultaneously fake hypervigilance, depression, anxiety, triggers and keep all of it going simultaneously while memorizing and...

The reason why "ethnicity" is generally seen (note: "generally seen") among those who study humanity is because "race" is a misnomer. Humans *are* all the same race, in fact, we're 99.98% genetically identical. "Race" is a term for a much larger separation than that. Also, ethnicity makes the...

No pot in the house with the baby!! Is bad! I don't normally care what adults do, but to children? Even when I smoked it was never indoors-just out of courtesy. You need to get out of that situation for a while. Go to a friend's talk to a women's shelter, something. You can't keep living...

It's okay Copper, I know I'm getting better. Struggling is good-it means I haven't given up yet :) As long as we're here, we can fight :)

Copper-I completely understand. I used to be extremely social and never went too long unemployed. Then my PTSD hit me like a ton of bricks. I haven't been employed in long enough that my resume might as well be a blank sheet. I have to come up with reasons to get up and get showered and...

It does, but rest assure, it's something that happens a lot. There are ways you can cope-but what specifically is causing you problems because of your sleep schedual? Is it getting stuff done? Holding down a job? Family life? I've had to adapt around my schedual for a number of things, but...

Start by looking at all the good you *have* done. The kindnesses you've shown, the people you've helped. Whenever you feel cruddy and like you have no self worth, drag it out and look at it. Add to it as circumstances come along. Never underestimate the value you have to the people around you. <3

My mother has tried, but when I was in a self examination state when I was younger, I took it upon myself to read the bible-cover to cover. I have my own faith, but I can speak within her beliefs easily now. Shame is not part of her faith, as much as she wants it to be. I have enough quotes and...

I have a family member who had drug issues. I totally understand not wanting to take meds-but they're no different than taking an aspirin when you have a headache, or chicken soup for a cold. They're simply to help you operate. And you are NOT less of a christian because you take medicine...

It won't show a concussion, but it can show lingering damage. If you think that it may be currently interfering, then it should show up on a CT, *maybe* on an MRI (depends on the damage).

Are you referring to an unusual circadian rhythm? I know I, and my husband are both day sleepers, we were told at a clinic that it's uncommon, but not that rare. Mine is, most likely due to the fact that I felt it safer to sleep in the day when my abusers were put of the house, and over years...

On my good days, I remind myself that I can do a lot of things well. Many others may be good at one thing-much better than me, but they won't do all the things I can. I admit it, I'm a dabbler. I can write, draw, paint, sketch, cook, sew, design, invest, etc all well, but I'm not a champion at...

Being "classy" and "having class" is not the same thing as being "upper class". It *is* the same thing as being "high class" or "all class". The previous is based on socioeconomics, the latter two are based on behaviour. I know more "classy" or "all class" folks who are lower class than upper...

The problem I'm seeing is a lot of you also have emotional abuse issues telling you that you're awful people. Don't listen to it. You're wonderful. PTSD is a complex diagnosis, that, because of some of the side-eye it gets, practitioners are very cautious about using for a diagnosis. If you...

No worries hon, I read about 100 pages an hour, so at least it gives me a chance to use my powers for good (there's that and flash fast showers-which I doubt will ever be relevant :P). heheh.... That was salt n' pepa wasn't it? All in all-keep in mind that PTSD and CPTSD are in the realm of...

I understand why you're concerned, but don't beat yourself up over it. Domestic abuse is nasty. I still can't talk about mine (after I left my parent's house) that you can is amazing all on it's own. Not going to police is pretty standard for so many reasons, don't feel like less because at the...

... I was making a comment where I didn't think it was a worry. I was also stating that *I* was glad it was posted and why. If you are particularly worried, you can certainly say so. I apologize if it does cause you worries and you felt I was jumping the gun. Where I am from "no worries"...

It's pretty standard that someone who feels guilt at their actions feels uncomfortable meeting the eyes of a victim. Especially in the older male generation of "you look me in the eye and say that". You *are* still getting out aren't you?

Hehe no worries. I'm glad you brought it to my attention, HuffPo is one of my news sources (not one of my main ones, but..) and seeing this I was terribly disappointed in them, though I suppose I shouldn't have been :P

Keep in mind, an individual who "has class" or is "high class" is not the same thing as "upper class". We've had examples of high class lower class people already. You provided one. I do concede that most of the time, yes we are talking money. Some times, many (far too many) we're also...

Back-I just read it. It's a sneaky piece. 1-they do call it PTS-NOT PTSD 2-they're confusing the two frequestly in the article 3-they talk about learning coping skills and referring to the learning of those skills as the "cure" 4-there's no mention of the actual biology of PTSD 5-they're...

PTSD when it is an easily identified situation, when it a situation unlikely to occur again, and the individual gets the help they need fast and reliably-sure it can go into remission. That is *far* from the average. It's like the people claiming that cancer is cured by orange juice. You...

Edit to add: and he wasn't actually upper class at that point, so he was getting hit coming and going. Being perceived as upper class while actually being lower class and unable to afford and get the stability and help he needed.