Posts Tagged ‘ survivors ’

PTSD Survivors Speak: Denial — A Memoir of Terror

PTSD Survivors Speak: Denial — A Memoir of Terror

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

In her tough memoir, DENIAL, terrorism expert Jessica Stern asks the question, “What is the difference between a victim and a survivor?” She talks about how “a person can get…

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Making the Shift: Feeling worse vs. better, Part 3

Making the Shift: Feeling worse vs. better, Part 3

Monday, May 31st, 2010

For the past few weeks I’ve been considering why we so often, during the healing process, feel better, then worse, then better and worse again. Why do we have to…

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PTSD Professional Perspective: PTSD Group Therapy, A View from the Inside

PTSD Professional Perspective: PTSD Group Therapy, A View from the Inside

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Jessica Woolfolk is a therapist willing to learn and eager to help those wanting to heal. Her blog, Beyond the Rx: Everyday Psych & Mental Health, is a thoughtful and…

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Calling all Survivors: How Do You Define PTSD?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Today I was reading the DSM IV definition of PTSD, which is:
The essential feature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme…

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