Question:
hi..im just wondering how many of you suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). it turns out.. i have not been diagnosed with it after all. I only have some symptoms.. but not all. so i dont have enough to be diagnosed. i was in a car accident,in october 1999.. and it was quite close to death. it was a major trauma of my life.. im still in the recovery period of it. you can check out a good website that explains everything about ptsd, here at this site: http://health.yahoo.com/health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Disease_Feed_D… ost_traumatic_stress_disorder/ i have the following symptoms: – inability to recall important aspects of the trauma – lack of interest in activities – feelings of detachment – sense of foreshortened future – irritability or outbursts of anger im wondering.. those of you who deal with these symptoms that i deal with.. how do you it? have you found any good ways? please email me abck. thanks. monica. LiLuvr…@aol.com
Response:
LiLuvrGrl wrote: > i have the following symptoms: > – inability to recall important aspects of the trauma > – lack of interest in activities > – feelings of detachment > – sense of foreshortened future > – irritability or outbursts of anger
I have exactly these symptoms, and more… I haven’t been officially diagnosed with PTSD, because my parents refuse to pay for any decent counselling, but I’m fairly sure that I have it (taking the test at mentalhealth.com confirms it) > im wondering.. those of you who deal with these symptoms that i deal with.. how > do you it? > have you found any good ways?
I know these symptoms can be extremely hard to deal with, especially if your parents/peers don’t know about your illness. Especially the anger… I frequently shout and swear at my parents, because I simply can’t help it. I find one of the only things that helps is (and I know this sounds slightly corny) is to just bite your lip and take deep breaths… it also helps with spontaneous fits of crying. I don’t know if I could help with any of the other things, seeing as I don’t know much about you or your situation, but for the feelings of having practically no future I guess you could try setting yourself some long-term goals (finding a job you’re happy with, saving up for a car, etc) HTH, Sarah
Response:
IMHO, anyone who thinks that they have PTSD should be diagnosed by a qualified physician/psychiatrist. There are different ways to treat it, but you should go to a doctor first to find out if you have it, and what the treatment should be. Cath On 19 Jun 2000 03:21:48 GMT, liluvr…@aol.com (LiLuvrGrl) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi..im just wondering how many of you suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress >disorder). >it turns out.. i have not been diagnosed with it after all. I only have some >symptoms.. but not all. >so i dont have enough to be diagnosed. > i was in a car accident,in october 1999.. and it was quite close to death. it >was a major trauma of my life.. im still in the recovery period of it. >you can check out a good website that explains everything about ptsd, here at >this site: >http://health.yahoo.com/health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Disease_Feed_D… >ost_traumatic_stress_disorder/ >i have the following symptoms: >- inability to recall important aspects of the trauma >- lack of interest in activities >- feelings of detachment >- sense of foreshortened future >- irritability or outbursts of anger >im wondering.. those of you who deal with these symptoms that i deal with.. how >do you it? >have you found any good ways? >please email me abck. >thanks. >monica. >LiLuvr…@aol.com
Response:
Rumor has it that you have been kicked off of many support lists for causing trouble. I was on one that you got kicked off of. Why are you trying to traumatize people that have PTSD? We need protection from strange folk like you. Eli On 19 Jun 2000 03:21:48 GMT, liluvr…@aol.com (LiLuvrGrl) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi..im just wondering how many of you suffer from PTSD (post traumatic stress >disorder). >it turns out.. i have not been diagnosed with it after all. I only have some >symptoms.. but not all. >so i dont have enough to be diagnosed. > i was in a car accident,in october 1999.. and it was quite close to death. it >was a major trauma of my life.. im still in the recovery period of it. >you can check out a good website that explains everything about ptsd, here at >this site: >http://health.yahoo.com/health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Disease_Feed_D… >ost_traumatic_stress_disorder/ >i have the following symptoms: >- inability to recall important aspects of the trauma >- lack of interest in activities >- feelings of detachment >- sense of foreshortened future >- irritability or outbursts of anger >im wondering.. those of you who deal with these symptoms that i deal with.. how >do you it? >have you found any good ways? >please email me abck. >thanks. >monica. >LiLuvr…@aol.com
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