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Welcome and I hope this forum will help you.

Welcome and best of luck with the support group.

Welcome Mike.

Thanks for the welcome everyone.

Congratulations, that's a great success!

Welcome!

I overcame my PTSD with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I still apply the skills and learnings everyday to maintain my mental health. I also find mindfulness meditation incredibley helpful.

Good luck on your journey and I wish you well!

I can only echo what others have said, Kinberly. Effective treatment does exist and the research shows that early intervention with effective treatment (e.g. CBT) reduces the likelihood of developing PTSD and related problems.

Welcome, and best of luck!

CPT has an excellent efficacy record. It's an extremely effective treatment and I certainly hope it leads to significant improvements for your husband. Let us know how he progresses in therapy.

I was never a religious person and my life experiences never caused me to think any religious beliefs could have any validity....not that I would ever base my beliefs based solely on experience.

A very helpful thread. Thank you!

I never heard of this. Thanks!

Well done, it's a wonderful step forward.

I'm glad too that you found a method that works. I've found that regular practice of mindfulness meditation is of great help to me.

The more we who suffer, or have suffered, from PTSD come out of the closet and let others know what we go through/have gone through the better, in my opinion. This is not to say it's the first thing I tell every new person I meet, but I make it a point not to keep it a dirty little secret...

I am only beginning my training as a Counselling Psychologist, but I do have experience now as both a practicioner and a client. I personally prefer the face-to-face approach both as a therapist and as a client, however the research does show that computer based CBT, and therapy coducted via...

I too would recommend removal of any identifying or personal factors. I'll be happy to help in any way can, however. Cheers Philip

Hi folks, my name is Philip Hyland, and I'll just give you a brief introduction. I live in Dublin, Ireland. A few years back I had a pretty bad cancer scare and I began to suffer some pretty painful and distressing psychological consequences. This had a massive effect on my life because it led...