Unlike the moderators, I apologize when I make a mistake. I am not perfect, nor do I expect to suddely become perfect. I was not aware when the responses disappeared in front of my eyes, that there was a page two. Opps, she cat is a VIP member, excuuuuse me. When you're being attacked by several sides, it's hard to keep details straight. I don't like cencorship of any kind. Why pray tell do you close topics on a whim?
"Please stop mis-stating facts and trying to stir up trouble on this forum. I believe the cognitive distortion and all-or-nothing-thinking that you refer to are on your part."
I don't like being falsly accused, or being told what to do. Making mistakes is how people learn and grow. I did not start, or stir up trouble here. The moderators brought that on themselves by their actions. You're entitled to think the cognitive distortions are on my part. I am entitled to disagree. I actually know what a cognitive distortion is. I was censored here. The moderators did jump to conclusions not based on facts.They did repeatedly tell me to see the rules for researchers, and to pay a fee, when that is not a fact. A moderator did assume to knows the subject of a book I may or may not even finish before I die, let alone get published. (On poetry, not what she assumed) And, they did delete my posts several times. That's a fact.
Adam ant, I decline your offer to answer questions for five bucks. I do not pay to share life experiences. I'd like to have an accurate set of diagnostic symptoms for ptsd that accurately reflect the symptoms. You may feel that avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma is a real symptom, I disagree. Other people may actually believe Not being able to have loving feelings is a symptom of ptsd. I disagree, from life experience. Since a persons response to stress is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, and since ptsd causes brain damage and neurological injury, I'd like to see ptsd changed to a neurological injury. Since ptsd causes shrinking of the hypocampus, and enlargement of the amygdla, it is factually a traumatic brain injury. Since ptsd causes dysfunction in the serotonin system, which is a stress system, and the norepinephrine system, depletes cortisol levels, and opioid receptors (scientists know for a fact opiates protect survivors from the effects of stress hormones on the brain. Psychiatrists have known since the year 2000 that the autonomic nervous system is damaged by stress. There is a lot of evidance that ptsd is a physical injury, and no real evidance that ptsd is a "psychological reaction to trauma". If you believe it is, more power to you. I happen to know for a fact, that when someone puts a gun to your head, it's a life threatening automatic stress, not a psychological reaction. If you believe you can think away natures response to stress, be my guest. I know for a fact it's impossible to use your brain to prevent a normal reaction to life threatening stress. Real ,or perceived. How is it humanly possible for a psychological reaction to cause so many physical injuries to the nervous system? Fact. It's not possible! And the shrinks know it. They just keep lying to the general public.
I say it's time to stop the insanity. Repeat after me. PTSD is a STRESS injury. Funny, they take a mouse, shock him repeately, and when given the chance, the mouse self administers opiates because nature doesn't do anymore it after a while. Then they say, these mice sustained a stress syndrome. But human beings? We're mentally ill? I don't think sooo. The intitials ptsd stand for After Danger STRESS Injury. Not after life threatening stress mental illness. It's really sad when soldiers keep coming home from the war, and mental health proffessionals tell them they are mentally defective for experiencing "A Normal reaction to abnormal stress." That's insane in my book. Ah, but so is giving normal people antipsychotics,(with side effects like death, permanent neurological injury, when neurological impairment is a risk factor for ptsd, diabetes, serotonin syndrome, tartive dyskenesia, permanent twitching that doesn't go away even when you stop the drugs. Antipsychotics also make men produce breast milk, and sperm counts NEVER recover even after stopping the drugs. Fact. ) or antidepressants that come with an FDA black box warning that these drugs cause suicide.When it's already a symptom of the dis-ease. How nuts is that?
Yeah, I'd like to see ptsd changed, so sue me. I hate to see people dying for being treated for a mental illness they don't even have to begin with. If you think ptsd is a psychological reaction and a mental illness, sit back and ignore the facts.
