Question:
I am a newbie. Was diagnosed with ptsd just over a year ago. What are the guidelines in this group?
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Rosarie, I am new here too, but I think we just have to hang a bit, and read some other posts and replies. The other ’self help’ groups I subscribe to say: to not tell people what to do. We can offer our personal experiences but telling someone what *will* work for them isn’t cool. I would like to read a FAQ on this group though. Does anyone have it? Peace -G. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Rosarie555 wrote: > I am a newbie. Was diagnosed with ptsd just over a year ago. What are the > guidelines in this group?
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Hi -G. and Rosarie! Welcome to you both! > I am new here too, but I think we just have to hang a bit, and read some other > posts and replies. The other ’self help’ groups I subscribe to say: to not > tell people what to do. > We can offer our personal experiences but telling someone what *will* work for > them isn’t cool. > I would like to read a FAQ on this group though. > Does anyone have it? > Peace > > I am a newbie. Was diagnosed with ptsd just over a year ago. What are the > > guidelines in this group?
The only guidelines or FAQ that I have seen and that we seem to agree upon is the Golden Rule (do unto others … ) Other than that, we seem to be rule-less. 
Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
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Thank you! It’s true about those trolls… they say anything to get a rise out of you. I am sure they are missed in the aol chat rooms… he he he Peace -G. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -wallpa…@pop.service.ohio-state.edu wrote: > Posted and e-mailed. > >Rosarie555 wrote: > >>I am a newbie. Was diagnosed with ptsd just over a year ago. > >>What are the guidelines in this group? > <"Hello"@out there.web> wrote: > >Rosarie, > >I am new here too, but I think we just have to hang a bit, > >and read some other posts and replies. The other ’self help’ > >groups I subscribe to say: to not tell people what to do. > >We can offer our personal experiences but telling someone > >what *will* work for them isn’t cool. > >I would like to read a FAQ on this group though. > >Does anyone have it? > >Peace > >-G. > I don’t know about an FAQ, but we’re pretty easy going here. > IMHO I see several main points (This is NOT official!)that we > try to follow: > 1. This group is meant to be a SAFE PLACE, where people will > feel safe enough to share what they can about their PTSD > experiences, both good and bad. There is NO PRESSURE to > post (we have a choir of "lurkers" who benefit from reading > but never post.) We treasure our safety here and some of > us feel strongly about reporting spammers/lurid posts. > 2. Post only when and what you feel able to. We need only to know > what you need (want) to say. Often people will encourage a new > poster to "post again", this is an invitation, not a requirement. > Even those of us that have been around awhile have to "get away > from reading/posting for awhile to deal with our issues. > 3. Trust what someone posts about their trauma/PTSD experiences. > When someone finally gets courage to post a secret they’ve had > to hide for many years, it’s a crushing to be disbelieved, the > world does that, this is a place to come and be heard & helped. > That doesn’t mean to trust everything from everyone. We have had > our share of crank posters and trolls. (Trolls post inflammatory > statements just to get a reaction or instill disharmony.) > 4. Speaking of "helped", since you mentioned your "self-help" groups > experience, you will find that we do try to "help" people who ask > for it. We share, from our different stages of healing, how we > may have gone through something similar to what is being told and > how we survived it. If someone is very depressed you’ll see others > rally around, maybe even make some helpful observations/comments. > We also often share what meds we’re on/what has worked for us > and what hasn’t…in no way do we attempt to tell anyone what > they need drugs they should be on, only your medical doctor can > do that. We simply share what we have experienced and in doing > so you may gain information to talk inteligently with your Doctor > about the various medications available, why you are taking > your particular prescriptions and what each is supposed to do. > The rule of thumb is "take what you can use and toss the rest". > Nothing in this is to put down the suggestor, it’s just that we > know ourselves best and have to weigh what is helpful and what is > perhaps, not pertinent/possible for us right now. > 5. Finally, I think we follow the doctors pledge to "do no harm’. At > times we fall short of this out of necessity of what we need to > share, but by putting warnings in the subject line about possible > triggers, people can avoid opening and reading something that might > set off a depression/flashback/panic attack/etc. > Just my thoughts, take what you can use and place the rest in the > circular file (trash can). Hope I helped. If anyone has comments > about my perceptions, feel free to post them…I’m often wrong and > not afraid to listen to other points of view. > P.S. This may be very important (or not) to you, but if you don’t > want your post archived where anyone can pull it up later and > read it, even after it expires from the servers, put the > following line (minus quotes) as an extra header line or at the > top left corner of your text (before ANYTHING ELSE is typed): > "x-no-archive: yes".
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Thank you for giving me an idea how the ng is run. I don’t know if i’ll get up the courage to post anything, but i will certainly read others posts. My therapist wants me to start a journal. I cannot seem to write my feelings down. I just sit there and stare at the blank paper with these thoughts running through my head. Any ideas?
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Hello rosarie, I was supressing all of my emotions and my therapist said that its time to feel everything. So for a while, when I felt angry, I was to FEEL angry. If I was sad, I was to FEEL sad etc…. I was also supposed to take a mental note of why I felt angry, sad, etc… Like who or what pissed me off, or why am I depressed right now… you get the picture. Maybe you can use that to realize the emotion, and then either write it down, or if you have a small recorder, maybe you can make tapes. Hope it helps peace -G. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Rosarie555 wrote: > Thank you for giving me an idea how the ng is run. I don’t know if i’ll get up > the courage to post anything, but i will certainly read others posts. My > therapist wants me to start a journal. I cannot seem to write my feelings > down. I just sit there and stare at the blank paper with these thoughts > running through my head. Any ideas?
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I’m basically new here also. Hell, we are all new here. We are also a unique bunch of people with various types of PTSD that need the comfort and support of others that understand that it does exists. Bring up the subject in one of the Veteran newsgroups and all the anti-war people jump out yelling it’s a cop out, an excuse, etc. Not here. I have not heard anyone trying to deny it does exists here in this newsgroup. Since there are many types of PTSD, people will just have to find others with the type they have and talk it out and maybe go email when it gets too personal. Friendships and support can be gleaned here, and it’s a proven fact that PTSD, although not curable, can be easier with support from others with it. I can see us now. A PTSD Convention in Las Vegas….. nobody would rent a Hall to us, and the casinos would bar us. We would have to go out into the desert in tents and live like campers and have a jolly great time. Hey, that don’t sound too damn bad. We could have support group meetings around campfires. Hmmmmm. Rosarie555 <rosarie…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19981118134814.14758.00001066@ng-fi1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I am a newbie. Was diagnosed with ptsd just over a year ago. What are the >guidelines in this group?
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Hi Shotgun! — snip — > I can see us now. A PTSD Convention in Las Vegas….. nobody would rent a > Hall to us, and the casinos would bar us. We would have to go out into the > desert in tents and live like campers and have a jolly great time. Hey, > that don’t sound too damn bad. We could have support group meetings around > campfires. Hmmmmm.
I’ve got my camper. I’m ready. But … could you pick a spot a little closer to Ohio? Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -In article <3659EA16.679F6…@cris.com>, kipco <ki…@cris.com> wrote: >Hi Shotgun! > – snip — >> I can see us now. A PTSD Convention in Las Vegas….. nobody would rent a >> Hall to us, and the casinos would bar us. We would have to go out into the >> desert in tents and live like campers and have a jolly great time. Hey, >> that don’t sound too damn bad. We could have support group meetings around >> campfires. Hmmmmm. >I’ve got my camper. I’m ready. But … could you pick a spot a >little closer to Ohio? >Smile and there will be something to smile about! >Nancy
Me three!!! Gay Marie
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