Comments on: PTSD Professional Perspective: Helping PTSD Teens

By: saira

saira — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:54:16 +0000

I am doing research on PTSD in teenagers and its effects on their performance levels.Can you help me please?

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:27:43 +0000

JM, my daughter is 14 and she has PTSD, panic attacks, depression. I understand you don’t feel you can trust, but do find someone to talk to, preferably someone not emotionally involved in how you feel, like a guidance counsellor, teacher, therapist. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right person. if you like reading and you think self help would be useful, try this book: the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn R. Schiraldi. I bought it on amazon, it’s not too expensive, or you could try the library. The beginning chapters are good at explaining what is happening to you when you have panic attacks. It’s good for family or friends who care about you to read too to understand what you are going through. I think part of healing is understanding what is happening, and maybe that will open the way to trusting someone to help you later. best wishes.

By: JM

JM — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:55:18 +0000

hey um yeah so i am 15 and i have ptsd. its been getting worse over the past several weeks. I no your probably gonna say go talk to a therapist. but I CANT. due to the trauma… i have extremeeeeeeeeee trust issues. i cant even begin to start talking about the trauma… without getting a panic attack. what should i do?

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:14:48 +0000

@Jo — I’m glad you find the info useful! PTSD info doesn’t often raise awareness for the teen population but if we help them sooner, there will be less PTSD adults!

By: jo

jo — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:27:22 +0000

Michelle this is great info – very insightful.