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    Another Life Lesson Learning To Live With PTSD

    I wouldn't stress about the directions thing...there are studies on how men and women process things differently, one in particular is directions being bad for women, men have areas they are useless at in comparison too. Nothing can be applied universally, but you can always google it if you...
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    General Things Are Looking Up, Yet I'm Feeling Sad Leaving Townsville

    Moving is well known for bringing up emotions especially when it is far away. I am moving to...and could not understand why I was reacting the way I was. I am moving to somewhere I want to be, with someone I want to be with. To a great city with good prospects to get back into work. Yet I...
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    Week Of Creepy / Scary Dreams

    It's easy to percieve dreams as 'premonitions' but less than guaranteed. I have had some feelings or experiences which might make me question their existence, but on the whole our dreams do not come true. Ofcourse it is distressing to see people die in dreams, but that more than likely is to...
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    Hello Everyone - My Wife Was Raped

    I am personally wary of heavy medication...panic attacks and flashbacks are horrible...but some of the medical solutions seem to incur more problems than they solve for some. It would seem a key point to look at together and with your doctor is how and why this is triggered know so long after...
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    Lost Again - Husband has PTSD

    Hi there....a couple of things....think where you were at before and after PTSD revealed its ugly head into your lives. Then READ and READ and READ! You do not have PTSD...but you can learn to understand it. What will make things worse....? Answering back in anger, shouting, screaming...
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    Maus - I am a Dutch Physician With PTSD

    Hey, your English is amazing as it tends to be for you Dutch folks. It can be hard to find somewhere that 'feels' right. I know that in my case I didn't feel worthy enough, that I was never in a war zone therefore was not worthy enough...a reply from someone on here soon put paid to that (made...
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    Lucky To Be Here, Lucky To Live

    More and more find myself feeling lucky...kind of ironic with some of the things that have happened, you might think. I am lucky to be here, lucky to appreciate the sounds around me, lucky to enjoy a foggy morning or a sunny morning. Lucky to feel lucky again. And lucky to know what those...
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    Hi, Currently Deployed In Iraq

    Try to read a lot here. Try to understand what PTSD is, what is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Inform yourself...if you are having nightmares, problems sleeping, night sweats etc these are normal reactions. If you are angry etc, be aware of it...then you can try to not let it...
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    Any Help In Eastern Canada?

    You should Google Local town name and PTSD or speak with your GP/Doctor for a list of available doctors in the local area.
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    Night Terrors / Nightmares

    Hi Portabella.. I had night terrors, insomnia, nightmares, insomnia for ages. They are normal. Accept it as part of a process and try to learn that they mean your body and mind are trying to purge themselves of what they no longer want. Diazepam is not the answer, you are and will be. You...
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    Mental Imagery Study With Dr. Robert Roerich

    I would like to also express an interest!
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    Extreme PTSD - Wife Has Unusual Symptoms From Head Injury

    Hi Steve Around 40% of mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury) goes undiagnosed, and is sometimes later to diagnose, as a misdiagnosis might lead to legal issues of malpractice, or it simply cannot be seen and there is an overlap in symptoms of PTS and depression, so once depression is diagnosed...
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    Really Sick with Severe Trauma - My Girlfriend Died in My Arms From MVA

    Everything you say is completely 'normal'. It is a normal reaction to what has happened through both loss (bereavement and the 'low' feelings it gives to put a word to it- there is none adequate) and the nightmares through the traumatic experience. The nightmares will fade and become less...
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    Confused and Scared

    Hi Mouse The nightmares are in my mind part of the healing process. A 'normal' person has nightmares (generally of a less dramatic nature) to deal with underlying emotions and undealt with problems. The meaning of even the most bizarre dreams can be found with a little analysis. Reliving...
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    Scared to Death-- On the Verge

    You have to talk to your husband, is what I think. There is no point talking about it if you crash and burn. Noone would be supporting anyone in that scenario. You can talk here easily as it is anonymous, as I could. I know it is not easy to talk about, but the one person who probably...
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    Lost, But Alive - Childhood Abuse Equals PTSD

    Hi Moey One good perspective you already have is obvious when you say 'that was very lucky compared to what it could have been'. The other thing I do is take your sentence and 'I seem to fight it constantly and I am always mad at myself for not being the same as I was' and changed it to...
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    PTSD More Than Once??

    Hi there I think you can get PTS from various sources, and once it has been present a similar repeated event could have a more dramatic impact than in a case where it had happened only once. For instance after being mugged, being a situation where you are threatened again in a way which...
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    Umm, Kinda of Nervous About This

    Hi there Have you thought about what kind of things you think have led to you developing PTSD...getting them down somewhere whether in the public or private forum would be a good first step... Welcome by the way, and hope you recover fast from the slipped disc.
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    Complex PTSD - Diagnosed Short Time Ago

    Hi Rob It's very useful to make sense of things, rather than just thinking as I used to that I was 'losing the plot' and other such analogies. Making sense of the reactions and realising that flashbacks were not indicative of early onset of schizophrenia, my forgetfullness was not...
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    How to Deal

    Hi there I do hope you have talked to someone about the assault, even if the first step is an anonymous helpline. I do not believe until you have got that out (through more than typing on here, although that is also a good step forward), you will hinder getting yourself better. While...
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    Does PTSD Qualify for Disability Living Allowance in the UK?

    Hi there, your GP and the Citizen's Advice Bureau should be able to give you advice on this.
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    Anyone a Civilian That Was Stuck in a War?

    Hi there Personally no, but I did live with some people who fled Yugoslavia and were living in exile with me throughout that war. It is not just what happened to you most likely, but the concerns you may have for those you have left behind there. There are things you cannot change, just...
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    Messed up Coping Method

    This will sound crass if you are still angry with X, Y or Z from your lives. The anger stage is a natural one to go through, as it is also natural to grieve a loss. However, with time the anger needs to go, to stop you wasting your own energy on that anger. It acheives nothing except take...
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    Use of Kava (Piper methysticum) to Treat Depression and Anxiety

    There is a very simple solution regarding this; a blood test can be taken at 1 or 2 months after starting treatment, or as your doctor advises. This is regardless of the medication used, whether Kava or conventional medicines which also require blood be checked for liver function via a simple...
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    Being Told What's Best - How do YOU Take It?

    Hi All This really strikes a cord with me...basically as a consequence of PTS, during its worst and as I get better, I realise that there are things that needed to change. There are many who put others first before themselves, and this can be for many reasons, and many with PTS may have done...
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