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In my first treatment center, I was diagnosed as severely schizoid, or schizoaffective. I was told that in my case my life was exactly as though I was truly schizophrenic.

PTSD has an ICD-9 code of 309.81., in the U.S. I do not know if other countries use the same classification. Of course, PTSD is a psychiatric disorder. I once saw it described as a psychiatric injury. I think that was intended to be more descriptive, and was not intended to be a serious...

I was victimized by a deranged, sadistic father, starting in infancy, and lasting until I was 14. The beatings I endured usually were long in duration, and the sheer savagery was beyond the pale. My father was a tall, powerful individual, and to this day I do not understand how a human can...

I had to laugh a little myself. Because there is often humor in truth. I used to be a workaholic, to the extreme. I remember once in college, I was taking a full load, worked on a horse farm, I was also remodeling a house, and worked part time driving a truck. Now I work my little 40 hours a...

Uhhhh, yeah. Saying this however, in no way minimizes what a great program it is.

I certainly agree. I know some who are totally immersed. And there was a time when I was myself. At that time it was a good thing, certainly better than what I had been doing. I still go to meetings of course, I still need that kind of connecting with others. But I can't live like that...

What do you think about 12 step programs such as AA, NA, etc. I had some difficulty with alcohol and drug abuse. My family intervened and got me into a drug rehab. With me drugs and alcohol were not the only problems I had. Nor was the PTSD. I had what I could call a "living problem"...

If anyone thinks it is easy to do what you did, it could only be because they have not done so themselves. Great Job, good luck to you.

I can't imagine being on such a bridge, and having it collapse right under you. Monarch that was brave of you. I know it wasn't easy, putting aside your personal feelings, so that you could do something like that to help a person in need.

Lately I have had an interest in martial arts, Lord knows I could use the exercise. I went to a judo school that's on the way home from work one evening. There were some gentleman grappling pretty hard on the mat. An instructor was working with the group, telling them what to do, which hold...

It has been over a year now since I posted my story here. I think it has been 3 years, 3 months since that Saturday morning when I first told my wife I no longer have PTSD. I am still free from the symptoms of PTSD. In addition, I have not had a drink of alcohol, nor have I touched any...

Precisely.

I have seen old video footage of these soldiers suffering from PTSD, the likes of which I have never seen. I know what it is like to have ptsd, but the suffering these individuals endured was nothing short of catastrophic. It tore my heart out to see it. They used to use a red rubber stamp...

I hear you. I have a 3-day weekend coming up. I'm going surf fishing for sharks and redfish on the upper Texas coast. Life is pretty good.

BB, my initals are LRS, not IRS, as in infernal revenue service. By the way my sobriety date is 2/22/2, as near and as honest as we can determine. That last go round was a doosey. So I celebrated 5 years last month. I got my 5 year AA chip with me. You may have seen previous posts where I...

BB - I am very proud of you, and I want to personally thank you for your service and sacrifice to our country. I generally don't get into political discussions. I can assure, in no uncertain terms, would I meet any criteria, for being "politically correct". You are welcome to PM me at any...

Mega Ditto's, find another Dr. This one could not find his arse with both hands tied behind his back. Personally, I never had delusions of grandeur, but that's just me. Yours Truly, Hercules Rockefeller

I think this is a great addition to the forum. I hope to see many fellow members post on this new topic.

I'm going to refer to Dr. Schiffer in the previous article from which you previously posted a portion. This is from the same article from: Can the Different Cerebral Hemispheres Have Distinct Personalities? Evidence and Its Implications for Theory and Treatment of PTSD and Other Disorders...

Somewhere around June 2003, one of my supervisors gave me a dirty look. I ended up in the emergency room as a result of the panic attack I had. Once again, my mind just kind of froze and blacked out, and I just could not process anything. Afterwards, my neurologist ran every test he could think...

Yeah, and it was just horrible. You are at a good place here though.

I believe our thoughts and actions can change our wiring, and this can be beneficial or harmfull, depending on what our actions are. I am skeptical that we can actually change, physical alter, or bring about morphological changes in the actual brain structure.

I think this topic is important in PTSD. It’s not about trying to become an ambidextrous genius, or even being ambidextrous. It is about basic biology, and how people with PTSD can benefit from using both cerebral hemispheres, by practicing an activity right and left handed that is...

Fleming, Einstein, President Garfield, Benjamen Franklin, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Ed McGivern were ambidextrous. There are modern day athletes who train right and left handed in their sports. I have seen articles about baseball, tennis, and basketball players, who train right and left...

As POSTED PREVIOUSLY: "We know that the brain is divided into two large hemispheres, connected across the centre by relatively few interconnective neurons. Contrary to our intuitive subjective sense and even desires, these two lobes are responsible for us living simultaneously in two...