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    New to Forum - Hit By Drunk Driver

    To answer your question Anthony, Yes she was charged but due to the fact she has a special needs child she was let out for a few hours each day to take care of her. I am not going to say I have lost all the anger for this woman and I want to know if she cared so much for her child why was she...
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    Poll Do You Believe That PTSD Affects You Physically and Mentally? If so, How?

    I agree that the symptoms are both mental and physical. For me because I also have other issues that cause me pain, I am getting to the point of knowing WHICH problem is causing what. What I have noticed when I was on the pain killers, they might have taken the back pain away BUT did nothing for...
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    I'm Not Even Sure How to Say This - Hypervigilance

    Hi Marlene I understand completly how you must have felt. The first time it happened to me I WAS TERRIFIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drugs: I was so afraid to tell my Doc that I waited awhile untill it just kept happening, and then I started to hear voices when showering or sometimes when all alone. I...
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    Question - do you use a service dog?

    Brody will be 2 in December, and you are right they do most of this on their own without being taught. Thus why a BC makes the perfect medical alert/psychiatric servcie dog. I also have two GSD females that do very well at making me feel safe at home. I was also a battered woman and even though...
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    Question - do you use a service dog?

    See that is the misconception. These dogs ARE NOT GUIDE DOGS, they do not provide what a LEADER DOG WOULD but are considered a service dog and covered under the law through the ADA. A psychiatric service dog, who YES can be trained by the handler only provides to the handler WHAT THEY NEED...
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    Question - do you use a service dog?

    Well I was aware of psychiatirc service dogs way before this happened to me because I trained them along with other service dogs. I don't really know if there is a specific school that trains them mostly they are handler trained under the guidance of a PRO. I was inspired to do something to help...
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    New to Forum - Hit By Drunk Driver

    Thank you all for the welcome. Daisy The changes I have had are so numerous and I am still in that DENIAL stage where I do not want to believe that what is no longer there IS NO LONGER THERE. I have flashbacks, nightmares, tremors, panic attacks all the symptoms to the extreme of PTSD, I also...
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    Question - do you use a service dog?

    Since I am new here and still trying to absord all the information available and I think you can relate that ABSORBING is a big issue:crazy-blu , this question might have already been aswered. What I want to know is if any of you use a Service Dog for the PTSD???? The option has become available...
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    When Do You Come Off Medication for PTSD?

    I can relate One of the reasons I was looking for a forum to discuss PTSD was because I have been on the Trial and Error of almost all meds out there. I am still very new into this, because the accident that caused this has not even been 1 year gone, but in this time meds of course are offered...
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    New to Forum - Hit By Drunk Driver

    Hello, I found your forum doing a search for groups on PTSD. Last Novemeber I was hit by a drunk driver and have been left with mulitple injuries visiable and invisable. My docs are really good but I needed to find somewhere to talk with other who understand about what is happening and what has...
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