Posts Tagged ‘ symptoms ’

But Enough About PTSD; Let’s Get Back to Joy

But Enough About PTSD; Let’s Get Back to Joy

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

The night of New Year’s Eve 2007 remains on my mind as life resumes its post-holiday routine. I decide I need at least a weekly dose of joy to buoy…

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Recognizing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Recognizing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Ever been in psychotherapy for your PTSD issues — and have them not resolve? Ever have people in the psych community NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE your clear PTSD symptoms? Several caregivers…

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Even with PTSD Some Days You Find a Gift

Friday, October 17th, 2008

It is New Year’s Eve 2007 and my thirty-ninth birthday is only one month away and I am such an emotional PTSD wreck that I am about to burst into…

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THE PROBLEM WITH TRAUMA SURVIVORS

THE PROBLEM WITH TRAUMA SURVIVORS

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“When Charcot (1887) first described traumatic memories over a century ago, he called them ‘parasites of the mind.’ Because [some] people … have a fundamental impairment in the capacity to…

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