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"well, it didn't matter anyway. We upped my cymbalta and added a..."

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BEING ALONE

"Woot! :D The sound of a job well done. THank you for the prai..."

by Coolade
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BEING ALONE

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in PTSD General & Support - 20 hours ago

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by Sunshine0826

in PTSD General & Support - 22 hours ago

interesting question about obsession

"I think many of us do the same thing. I think part of it is beca..."

by HiddenButterfly

in PTSD General & Support - 23 hours ago

Does anyone else have panic problems due to flashbacks?

"I believe it's very common happens to me a lot, if you can try t..."

by 4everdamaged

in PTSD General & Support - 23 hours ago

somebody please respond--I'm losing it.

"yes you got it hon. I too was told to slow down but I am not..."

by dareto

in PTSD General & Support - 1 day ago

How much do you enjoy sex?

"Ability to enjoy sex? Sex no but love making oh yaaaaaaa!!!!!!!..."

by dareto

in PTSD General & Support - 1 day ago

Does the PTSD ever become your own fault?

"healing from PTSd is a process and sometime things move faster f..."

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Seventeen with PTSD

Written by Irishangel88

06 October 2010

This is an article about PTSD that I wrote when I was seventeen, in high school. Hopefully it will help some of the younger people dealing with PTSD :)

Different Response Reactions To Complex PTSD

Written by Destiny1105

19 December 2009

This paper describes a trauma typology for differentially diagnosing and treating Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This model elaborates four basic defensive structures that develop out of our instinctive Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn responses to severe abandonment and trauma (heretofore referred to as the 4Fs). Variances in the childhood abuse/neglect pattern, birth order, and genetic predispositions result in individuals "choosing" and specializing in narcissistic (fight), obsessive/compulsive (flight), dissociative (freeze) or codependent (fawn) defenses. Many of my clients have reported that psychoeducation in this model has been motivational, deshaming and pragmatically helpful in guiding their recovery.

YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE YOURSELF

Written by glory

19 November 2008

One of life’s hardest lessons to learn is that you can only change yourself.Some people spend inordinate amounts of time and energy upset, angry, or frustrated by other people’s thoughts and behaviors.

PTSD and Physical Health Problems

Written by glory

18 September 2008

When you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you may have physical symptoms that have no obvious cause. Some studies suggest that having PTSD also may raise your risk of having other medical conditions.1 More research is needed to find out what other conditions are associated with PTSD.2

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PTSD

Written by glory

02 September 2008

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder may come on silently. It is a very progressive illness that becomes more severe year after year if left untreated. It will eventually consume those victims who have experienced truama beyond what their minds are able to comprehend or deal with at one time.

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