So, I've had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms since early 2005...And I see a psychiatrist for it Life can suck sometimes cuz of it. I've been doing fine all summer but I've been dealing with some serious symptoms for the last 3 weeks This is how I live, these days. I do good and then I have a flare up of symptoms that lasts for weeks. I end up stuck with memories in my head. When I wake up, as soon as I open my eyes I've got bad shitty experiences on my mind. I then have trouble sleeping at night. Yesterday I had a mood swing. I got this not from 1 event...it's from decades of verbal and emotional abuse ANyway. life can suck and I'm just glad I've got somebody in my life who cares about me. I've lost family over this Discuss if you wish.....
i have 2 buddys with ptsd they go through the same shit.i know its hard but "try" to keep positive and always remember your not Alone......
Thanks +Rep......And yeah, I have to work at staying positive and I have to keep myself from withdrawing into my own little world. I know there's lots of soldiers, police men and firemen who have to deal with this. I'm none of these, just a common man with a fucked up life history
I have ptsd as well, because of trauma when I was little. I worked through it all in treatment and do fairly well now, I did struggle with anxiety for some time, but am managing that as well without the aid of medication. The only problem I have is pretty vivid nightmares when I am stressed, having people who can support me helps, I see a physchiatrist monthly(I am diagnosed bipolar as well woohoo lol) and when I get particualry stressed I go to therapy, I used to go weekly but don't anymore. It gets easier with time.
My best friend has PTSD. Some serious shit went down when he was sent to a shady military academy and it haunts him. we actually expieramented with mdma to try and gain a new perspective on what happend to him. I can say that we had success to an extent.
I avoid the psychiatric meds as much as possible but I do find that Lithium, which is a mood stablizer, does actually help w/o many side-effects
I don't like the label PTSD. Anyone who witnessed or endured fucked up shit is going to have memories of it for life. And of course those memories/trauma can cause personality changes, emotional changes, physical changes, and behavioral changes. PTSD is still not a disease, or a disorder, or whatever quacks like to call it. Its called emotions and being human.
I agree Fuck, what happened to just being a human being, experiencing life, and having a story to tell in your 60's ?
I too have PTSD. It was caused by a horrific car accident I was in as well as seeing my dad die. I dealt with it for 5 years until I got sick of wasting my life. I went to counseling which didn't help and after lots of consideration, I decided I had to be on a medication for anxiety. I had pretty severe anxiety, it got so bad that my license was suspended bc I felt like I was going to pass out whenever I was behind the wheel. I've been on medication for a year now and so far so good. Haven't had a panic attack in months and when I did have one, it was super mild. I'm hoping to be off the medication soon bc like all meds, it has it's side effects that suck.
[quote name='"Solipsist NPC"']I don't like the label PTSD. Anyone who witnessed or endured fucked up shit is going to have memories of it for life. And of course those memories/trauma can cause personality changes, emotional changes, physical changes, and behavioral changes. PTSD is still not a disease, or a disorder, or whatever quacks like to call it. Its called emotions and being human.[/quote] There's a difference between what you're describing and ptsd. Ptsd causes flashbacks, and interrupts with daily life. Certain things can trigger a flashback at anytime for some, or people have nightmares and relive an event over and over. I've had flashbacks when I was little where I would start screaming and dissociate and cry. I also had night terrors, and would scream in my sleep. So....that's normal emotions..? To dissociate completely and have a flashback? I think you need to read more about ptsd
[quote name='"inkielee"']I too have PTSD. It was caused by a horrific car accident I was in as well as seeing my dad die. I dealt with it for 5 years until I got sick of wasting my life. I went to counseling which didn't help and after lots of consideration, I decided I had to be on a medication for anxiety. I had pretty severe anxiety, it got so bad that my license was suspended bc I felt like I was going to pass out whenever I was behind the wheel. I've been on medication for a year now and so far so good. Haven't had a panic attack in months and when I did have one, it was super mild. I'm hoping to be off the medication soon bc like all meds, it has it's side effects that suck.[/quote] I took medication for anxiety for a year, and its something to be careful with. Now that I'm off of anxiety medicine(have been for like 9 months) and learned to deal with my anxiety on my own my life is a lot better.but like you said you get sick of wasting you life, my anxiety cause me to not leave the house even. its good you haven't had a panic attack in a while. Having time without them helped me because I stopped being afriad of having one all the time.
I really feel bad for people with PTSD it has alot of similarities to my issues. It's hard as fuck to deal with but the road to getting better is long and hard. Alot of people on the outside (family, friends) don't seem to understand that getting over something like this takes years not days. I
Yes I think my meds are helping me somewhat. Particularly the benzos. I've got anxiety and depression caused by PTSD and borderline personality. I've had bad health problems because of anxiety and nerves so its important to get that stuff treated while you are young. Good luck my man.
What has caused your PTSD? Often focusing on the things that caused it and thinking about them make one numb to the actualities...
Well, I'm wiling to say some general stuff, like: My left arm was broken intentionally when I was in 6th grade - I was contsantly picked on in school and students would get me in trouble when I had done nothing wrong and of cource, no teacher took my side - also I was verbally abused for yrs. I also have memories of being molested at age 5-6 but I was so young I'm not 100% certain what actually happened I hope you appreciate my honesty but that's all I'm willing to really say....I assume that answers your questions I can't focus on it too long. I have to talk about it in a very general sense to maintain control. I never give play by play accounts of bad events anymore. It's a rule of mine, especially when I see my psychiatrist
I find that it hurts and can cause one to cry and be depressed for a while but thinking about it helps the self get over it... but it can take time... and there are limits (sometimes the time it would take exceeds the amount of time a person has in a lifetime, that is not very common though so I wouldn't go thinking that is the case.) One thing to do is to do things that were done in those negative situations but associate positivity with it... Let me explain: lets say you were molested and the person was wearing a camouflage hat... then unbenounced to yourself you can start feeling uncomfortable around other people with such hats on... Buy such a hat and wear it...wear it on a day you are sure you are going to do something fun... and do that often... what that does it is dilutes the mental associations to the object and alters your subconscious reaction to it...but objects such as a that are not always so important it depends on what you can find as being something that triggers negative emotions... for example a person that has War PTS might get really nervous or feel bad and such when he hears clapping... one suggestion can be to play a disk of constant clapping while having sex... or doing something that has a really strong positive association... such can make it hard at first but then over time the associations can alter... but in some cases the association can be to far gone... for example if one has real bad PTS and drops to the ground and starts having flash backs of war when a particular sound is heard trying to associate that sound with certain positive feed back forms such as sex just won't work... and one wants to be careful not to try associating positivity with it but have it end up associating negativity with the other activity... but that normally only happens if the activity is not as positive and/or the particular PTS reaction is too strong... verbal abuse can be a hard one as it can lead to social anxieties... and social situation avoidance behaviors... and unfortunately the primary way to re-associate positivity with such is a matter of being social... Talking on forums and specifically finding means to counter similar forms of verbally abusive attacks (ad homs) can help... If you want to discuss it more privately are are willing otherwise, given more specifics I might be able to suggest particular methods of aiding positive re-association. (or you can mention this to your psychologist, he may already have an understanding of such.)
Yes, I would call that being human, I would call that human emotions, and the way the human body and conscience deals with traumatic experiences. I wouldn't call that a disease, or a disorder. (Keep in mind, each individual human processes each individual traumatic experiences differently) Theres nothing I need to read about PTSD, its a umbrella term quacks give to people who fit into a certain criterion. Im not saying traumatic experiences can't fuck a person up, Im just saying the way the body and mind deals with those traumatic experiences is not a disease, or a disorder. Even though some quacks would indoctrinate you to believe the opposite. (I wonder why they would, can you guess why they would?)