Hello Everyone,
This has been on my mind all day.....
I understand that PTSD can be treated in a number of ways...Psychotherapy, and drug therapy. Treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy and exposure therapy (this is all on the VA site)
But i would like to learn what is working for YOU at the moment...what gets you through the day… what makes you look forward to the next?! For some the medication itself is enough, for others it’s a combination of both, meds and therapy…But I would like to know if anybody has his/her own way of coping with it…something you do for yourself that you feel is helping you.
I will say, I myself have not been diagnosed with PTSD but I am trying very hard to be there for my husband who does suffer from it. I’ve had a horrible past few days with him…and today I just feel like giving up… I feel like I’m done!! I feel drained and I feel I cannot continue any longer living this way :-( I know for a fact my heart will not let me give up on him because I love him...it’s that simple… I guess I am just very frustrated today and I need a little lift :crazy-eye
After extensive research I always see the same things being said… I want to help him…but I/we are running out of idea’s (he takes his meds and goes to counseling once a month that about it) The advise here at the forum is more than I ever expected…and there are so many intelligent individuals who have so much to give even with what they are going through themselves. The strength here is amazing. I am proud to be apart of it.
I want to learn how you are helping yourself cope and get better. I am interested in acquiring about what you go through in a day and how you make things better for yourself or how the people around you are there for you. I want to learn what you need from us, the supporters. Also what type of doctors work best for you? Meds? (I understand everyone is different in this subject) Activities you enjoy that make you feel good? that better your day. Hobbies that help you cope? Types of Jobs? Alone time and spending time with family and friends?! Anything and everything! I am here to learn and comprehend and hopefully in the end I get to be there for somebody who is in need of understanding. I want to be there for my husband and make his life better than how he is living now. :redface:
And I look forward to reading about what you have to say.
This has been on my mind all day.....
I understand that PTSD can be treated in a number of ways...Psychotherapy, and drug therapy. Treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy and exposure therapy (this is all on the VA site)
But i would like to learn what is working for YOU at the moment...what gets you through the day… what makes you look forward to the next?! For some the medication itself is enough, for others it’s a combination of both, meds and therapy…But I would like to know if anybody has his/her own way of coping with it…something you do for yourself that you feel is helping you.
I will say, I myself have not been diagnosed with PTSD but I am trying very hard to be there for my husband who does suffer from it. I’ve had a horrible past few days with him…and today I just feel like giving up… I feel like I’m done!! I feel drained and I feel I cannot continue any longer living this way :-( I know for a fact my heart will not let me give up on him because I love him...it’s that simple… I guess I am just very frustrated today and I need a little lift :crazy-eye
After extensive research I always see the same things being said… I want to help him…but I/we are running out of idea’s (he takes his meds and goes to counseling once a month that about it) The advise here at the forum is more than I ever expected…and there are so many intelligent individuals who have so much to give even with what they are going through themselves. The strength here is amazing. I am proud to be apart of it.
I want to learn how you are helping yourself cope and get better. I am interested in acquiring about what you go through in a day and how you make things better for yourself or how the people around you are there for you. I want to learn what you need from us, the supporters. Also what type of doctors work best for you? Meds? (I understand everyone is different in this subject) Activities you enjoy that make you feel good? that better your day. Hobbies that help you cope? Types of Jobs? Alone time and spending time with family and friends?! Anything and everything! I am here to learn and comprehend and hopefully in the end I get to be there for somebody who is in need of understanding. I want to be there for my husband and make his life better than how he is living now. :redface:
And I look forward to reading about what you have to say.