Physical Health And Ptsd

[Changing4Best]

My best friend, who had cancer is cancer free now! The surgeon could not find her cancer!!! She quit smoking and it melted away!!! It is a miracle, because so many folks including my pastor and I were praying for her! Thank the Lord Jesus!

She has PTSD too. But she's in a good way now, that is for sure.

 

[Ronin]

I take it insomnia and other issues mentioned above is a part of PTSD and/or depression which is a part of PTSD, though? Nitpicking here.

To answer, couple of things. Mostly coming down to brain injury & other injuries through life. The brain things I can't fix or haven't yet figured a way for fixing them bother me far more than everything else. I can compensate for bad movement / coordination / sensory issues / recurring illnesses if I can think about it, and put reality together from the mess my head made out of it.

Not thinking too deeply about this, I could arrive at 'I need a new body' & that's not a productive one.

 

[RavenGirl]

I have migraines, sleep issues, chronic pain, psoriasis and a few other things that might not be from the PTSD but I'm sure are exasperated because of it. I take magnesium, zinc, calcium, vitamin D, and melatonin daily to help.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

As many members already know i suffer chronic insomnia issues and have for several decades,

25 years ago I involved in a military accident in which I was blown up and suffer 7 spinal fractures and a cranial impact injury ,

Recently, approx 6 weeks ago I was involved in another accident (covilian- not military) and now have a further 3 spinal fractures. I am currently partly paralysed down my right hand arm and leg and am really struggling to cope, my meds are.rediculously.high doses as I am in that Mich pain.

 

[Deleted member 20280]

But that said I am doing well, chin up:)

 

[Deleted member 28942]

I take Prozac which helps me a lot with insomnia and anxiety and I go to therapy. I try to eat healthier food. I've been lacking on exercise lately but I am considering starting again. Exercises helped me a lot in the past to improve my mood, energy, and my self esteem.

 

[The Albatross]

To answer, couple of things. Mostly coming down to brain injury & other injuries through life. The brain things I can't fix or haven't yet figured a way for fixing them bother me far more than everything else. I can compensate for bad movement / coordination / sensory issues / recurring illnesses if I can think about it, and put reality together from the mess my head made out of it.

Not thinking too deeply about this, I could arrive at 'I need a new body' & that's not a productive one.

Relate to the "I need a new body" thought.. but then I go to my default "It is what it is" and I determine to live a life within the confines/constructs of the body I have. Just a thought. Preferable? Nope, but it is reality based and what I "have", so I am not as prone to regrets or lamenting or disparaging what I still do have I guess.

 

[The Albatross]

I don't really think most of my chronic stuff is PTSD related... except maybe the apnea which is atypical and could be an injury cuz my brain doesn't reliably send the signal for me to breathe. Lord knows I've had enough head trauma though it was being knocked about rather than an IED or something. That's why I try to stay awake til I can't hardly keep my eyes open often times... if I'm awake, I'll breathe. But sleeping the signal gets "lost".

Edited to add... whoopsie. Vaginismus and sexual dysfunction has a psychological component so that would be two. Though now there are physical issues due to aging as well (tissue stuff, won't go into it).

 

[Panda Bear]

Insomnia is one of my biggest issues....20yrs of bad sleep wears on a soul.

Periodic boughtsof chronic pain...all trauma related. Yes, it's in my head :eek:. But remarkably less than before.

 

[Ronin]

that said I am doing well, chin up:)

Also this, and 'Smile, you're alive!'
Great keep-afloat lines.

 

[Changing4Best]

I've had bouts of terror and anxiety because I felt my Lyme Disease was coming back. I nearly died from it in 1990, because it had gone into my heart. I feel much better today, thankfully. My heart is back to normal, at least for the time being. I hope it was nothing, just in my head!

 

[Friday]

Keep meaning to touch base here but I've been a little too cranky to recently. Here's something I wrote on the subj. when I was just a little less wondereffing cheerful, tho ;)

Honorable Mention Medical Diagnosis, Disease And Ptsd