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Equal opportunity employment commission. Hippa is a set of privacy laws that are most commonly seen in large user domains like hospitals, workplaces, schools, etc

So I talked to him and it went very well, I was showimg him drawings that happened to have a ton of my medical paperwork mixed in. Not only was he very receptive, he told me to lef him know more about it so he can help. Success.

He sees me ride those electric carts at grocery stores and knows I cant remember shit ( I have a brain injury as well, tbi), but I think its more that hes igorant of what ptsd actually means even though he knows I have it.

I would reccomend reading seeking safety. Even though its abouy ptsd and substance abuse it touches on a lot mentioned here.

I would like to caution you from deciding what 'should' and 'shouldnt' trigger you, its an effective way to collect guilt for your condition. Having some compassion for yourself is important in situations like this i think.

Hey I'm luke, I'm a 22 year old guy living with his fiance in sacramento and spend my time gardening, raising/breeding pet animals, and various other constructive hobbying. Just curious if anyones in the area, I just moved here and am starting to notice that I'm isolating more than usual.

..Its a very specific and alien feeling of releif, having someone confirm that you have psychiatric issues.. much less receive money for it..

Thanks you springer that made an insane amount of sense. I never seem to be as fully in acceptance of my situation as i think i am haha. And no, i injured my spine overseas and have a myriad of degenerative issues and chronic pain as a result, but i am rated 100% disabled through the va on ptsd...

Past trauma or the general intense feeling of not being safe, being under attack.

Sjn I have an mp3 player full of ones my shrink recorded for me that I can send if you want.

Yes springer I agree. It sucks because I was there once and I know there's no way of getting someone to understand that the reality of the experience is about as opposite as can be from the recruiting ad version of things. Its like I'm cursed to be a veteran first, person second or something...

Yes, very closely, but it is the trauma portion It has a slightly different toolset and is much more intense obviosuly but having a groundwork with 3/5 columsn, chain analysis, etc will help a lot. Sorry for typos I'm on a phone

My shrink told me once, 'luke stop worrying about your diagnosis specifics, its just vernacular for a theraphist to look at your file and get a headstart on knowing whats up. Your job will be to work with the symptoms, since those wont chage along with me changing the diagnosis. Your diagnosis...

I take 12mg nightly but the tremors start before I fall asleep.

Cognative processing therapy. Its the trauma portion of ptsd work in the line of theraphy my hospital used while I was a guest there. A very useful process

No, but I used to be completely oblivious to the fact that I was doing anything out of the ordinary..

Sensations (emotional amd otherwise) relating to your specific trauma is what makes it a flashback. I also experience moodswings into depression in general, which is similar, but as it is not related to past events it isnt a "flashback" despite the similarity of some of the emotional goings on...

You were given amnesia? What? Flashback is a word, there isnt nesessarily a visual flash of images, however with severe ptsd auditory/visual hallucinations can occur. Thoughts and mental imagery occurring are much more common, as is a flashback of emotion or physical sensation related to the...

Its okay, I'm mainly not sure how to bring it up with as little weirdness and akwardness as possible since it will ne out of the blue. If I try to explain it when I'm triggered after him sayimg anything then shit will just go south. And thanks I'll check that site out.

12mg for exactly a year last month. Going to 15 soon My dosage may seem high but is common for combat related stress. The only side effects i had was when i was weening onto it. Minor dizzyness, headrushes easily. Helps with most aspects for me, really decreases the terror aspect of it if it...

Hey, first of all, kudos on accepting the task of doing trauma work. I completed CPT and it was.... very hard, the emotions it stirred up took all the time I wasn't in session to healthily cope with them. Months later I feel like I have a new, healthier, more stable baseline for me to deal with...

Hey man, I have very vivid nightmares as well. I take prazosin, which helps with the frequency of them as well as taking away much of the emotional feeling to any nightmares that do occur. I have combat related ptsd, setting up my area and making sure doors are locked etc is very important to...

Also to note, I am on prazosin for ptsd related nightmares which help, but not much for this particular aspect of them. I often twitch or jump violently when trying to go to bed without any accompanying imagery or related symptom. Its extremely.... not relaxing.

Hello, glad to find this forum. I have issues with sometimes waking up yelling and swinging or waking up midway through jumping out of the bed to attack someone to defend myself only to find myself on my feet with no one there. I've almost dislocated my shoulder doing this and have accidently...

He doesnt get that a careless joke for the sake of a joke for him can mean days of it ringing in my head and all the symptoms that come along with that type of 'snowballing' for me once he finishes chuckling.