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Whoops !!! Fingers got tangled up. As I was saying, I believe PTSD is curable. However I do strongly agree that child abuse does change us at a fundamental level.

As you and most everyone else know, I believe PTSD

My 2 favorite hobbies are banjo picking, and outdoor sports. I lump together hunting and fishing as a hobby. I normally pick the banjo an hour each morning. I also play left hand banjo about 30 minutes a day, during my 1 hour lunch break at work. I've been playing lefty for about 5 years...

I think you should raise the roof for the unprofessional, insensitive manner in which this was conducted. It appears to me that every issue and concern you expressed was blown off. I know these people have a job to do, but don't we all? The people doing your sleep study seem to have forgotten...

The age of 11 was the worst in my childhood. My dad would make me take my clothes off, down to my underwear. He was large and powerfull, and took a big leather strap, and would just the shit out of me, hitting me I don't know how many times. During one of these times I had to run for my life...

My favorite place away from home used to be Rollover Pass, located in the former small town of Gilchrest, Tx, on the Texas gulf coast. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike hit like a 25ft tidal wave, completely destroyed Gilchrest, all the homes and businesses no longer exists. It altered the...

It's a start.

This is one of several patterns of " distorted thinking ". It's not limited to people with ptsd or depression. I was in a rehab once, and a counselor handed me the complete list of distorted thinking. I looked at it for a minute then I told him: "Yeah, but if I did not have thoughts like...

It was interesting. The Dr was going through my chart, he did not have any updates since about mid 2003. I originally went to his office in 3/2001. I had depression so bad, I just layed on the couch all day, couldn't sleep at night. My trauma counselor at that time thought a sleep study...

It has been several years since my last sleep study, so my primary care doc thought I should go in for another. I saw my neurologist last week, and for the first time had a chance to describe what happened, and how I believe that PTSD is curable. He was very busy, but took some time to ask...

I might give it a go myself. I am curious about the degree of difficulty about this game. I did not get the impression they were saying this would cure ptsd if you already have it. I think the context was that if you played this game immediately following a traumatic event, it might lessen the...

I have been seeing some articles regarding research done at Oxford. They are using a game called Tetris. From what I can tell, I don't think they have actually used it on a person with PTSD. They enlisted some volunteers to watch graphic episodes of violence and mayhem for a few...

Thanks for starting this thread Anthony. I hope you have a great Christmas, and wish you all the very best. In addition, thanks for all you do that makes this forum such a great place. I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, and I hope the following year is a great one for you.

No you are not alone, or weird. Your story made perfect sense. I might be a little older than you. I remember so vividly, years ago, wishing I could just be normal. The term PTSD had not yet been invented, but I knew, and everyone around me knew, there was something wrong. Years later, I...

I'd go easy on the magnesium supplements. Too much can cause mg toxicity. Symptoms would include abdominal cramps and diarrhea. In addition some magnesium salts will cause diarrhea. Magnesium deficiency is uncommon in developed countries, many foods are rich in magnesium. This is an...

I was at a rapid detox center, accompanied by my mother. If I remember it was around Easter of 1998. I was addicted to hydrocodone cough syrup, and my life was going to hell in a handbasket. The day before the actual procedure the head honcho did a psychological evaluation. That night he...

from Cindy's post: " PTSD is an emotional disease that as a consequence can alter the brain function. However, there is no treatment to 'remove' the neural pathways created by this disorder. There are treatments to provide relief either chemically through drug treatment and cognitive...

I watched it, I thought you and the other 2 veterans did a great job. I am proud of all 3 of you. MTV produced it in a way that did not put any of you in a bad light. The TV showed how each of you are struggling to cope with life after combat, in addition to PTSD. I could identify so much...

That is awesome. I am really proud for you.

I plan to watch it. Good luck, we'll see how it goes.

I wanted to give this a bump. It has been almost a year since the last post. There are new people here who may not have seen this. I think it is one of the best discussions to have taken place on this forum. The information presented by Dr Roerich is relevant to PTSD, and it was helpfull...

My first serious effort at getting well was after family intervention, and our great state, thought it would be best if I went into a treatment center. After the psyche evaluations, an MD shrink came into the room I was in. The first thing he asked was, "Have you been depressed all of your...

That is also true LL.

I have not had it myself, so I could not really say what it felt like. Here are some symptoms: Rapid heart beat, shivering, dilated pupils, tremor or twitching, hyperactive bowel sounds, high body temperature, sweating, mental confusion, nausea, and diarrhea.

I am a pharmacist, I work as a clinical pharmacist, in a setting where this topic has frequently been discussed. Both drugs increase levels of serotonin, so taking these together can increase the risk of a condition known as "serotonin syndrome". It does not happen often, but I have seen it...