1. Posted by katina70 on Fri, Apr 04, 2008, 5:37 pm PDT

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2. Posted by mamac on Fri, Apr 04, 2008, 10:10 pm PDT

THANK YOU...I HAVE HAD P.T.S.S. FOR OVER 40 YEARS- BUT WAS JUST DIAGNOSED IN 2002. I THEN AGAIN SUFFERED ANOTHER TRAMATIC AND STRESSFUL SITUATION (MY 20 YR. OLD SON WAS SHOT IN THE BACK RETURNING HOME FROM WORK- NOW HE IS PARTIALLY PARILIZED). WITH HELP AND SUPPORT I HAVE "LEARNED" HOW TO COPE AND WHEN I CAN'T... MY FAMILY UNDERSTANDS, THANKS TO INSITEFUL BLOGS SUCH AS YOURS

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3. Posted by velvet.cherry on Sat, Apr 05, 2008, 11:09 am PDT

Just a note, that - from what I've seen in my son who began to show all of the above symptoms beginning a year and more ago, some of these symptoms over lap with Bipolar Disorder. My son did experience trauma at a young age and did not act out the symptoms until his teens. He also had hallucinations which caused us to get him examained. Now, professionals are not sure if he has PTSD or Bipolar Disorder. This is tricky stuff, that I am told, time will tell. We are into this 6 months. Luckily, medication, counseling, watching nutrition and keeping a routine in lifestyle have all helped tremendously.

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4. Posted by sheila z on Sun, Apr 06, 2008, 7:14 am PDT

56 - thanx

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5. Posted by Octavio A on Sun, Apr 06, 2008, 5:28 pm PDT

this is very useful even i don't have P.T.S.D. I suffer from depressions since i was a kid, mine is more of something i born with. in Spanish is called "ENDOGENA" not sure in English how is call. I'm doing great since 5 years ago when i received the right treatment.. Always i better read and learn from the doctors and just simple blogs from people that sometimes don't have a clue what they're talking about. Thanks doctor for this info...

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6. Posted by whirlingwhitewind on Mon, Apr 07, 2008, 6:09 am PDT

Well, I am at 54 now, but considering I was at 74 eight months ago I guess that's not too bad, LOL! The hard part of PTSD when it is bad is that it's often accompanied by depression, anxiet and physical issues such as chronic fatigue, anorexia, chronic pain... Trying to get it all figured out, never mind treated appropriately, can be tough and take a long time, which can really make things worse because it adds to the stress and anxiety. Good luck to everyone struggling to cope and heal!

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7. Posted by Dina C. on Mon, Apr 07, 2008, 7:34 am PDT

This quiz helped me to realize that I need help.

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8. Posted by gilteeegirl on Mon, Apr 07, 2008, 7:48 am PDT

A good friend of mine is a neurologist and she has left her private practice to work full time at the Veteran's Admin. She said the amount of head injuries incurred from this war is horrendous... and they are also seeing a huge problem with PTSD and other mental illnesses in veterans from Iraq.. moreso than all other wars combined!! This will have an impact on our society for many years to come so it is something we all need to learn about so we can help veterans deal with it effectively.

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9. Posted by MZRZ on Mon, Apr 07, 2008, 5:58 pm PDT

I believe that the long ago past can creep up and you re-live those bad times ...dealing with them,even as an adult, is still difficult!

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10. Posted by wv242 on Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 6:40 am PDT

with this info now i know exactly what to talk to my doctor about. Thanks.

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11. Posted by Elaine C on Wed, Apr 09, 2008, 7:13 am PDT

Thanks for the comment on stress disorder. I will keep your blog in mind . It might come in handy for someone one day.

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12. Posted by traceofanasazi on Wed, Apr 09, 2008, 8:08 pm PDT

Hey Gilteeegirl....there won't be enough therapists around to help all the soldiers who need help when they return from duty. They are still trying to heal the Vietnam vets. Inner wounds take longer to heal than outer ones do. I agree we all need to learn about these things.

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13. Posted by Lady L on Mon, Apr 14, 2008, 7:54 pm PDT

hello i was just wondering i grew up with an abusive/alcoholic father and now even when i dont want to think about all the tramatic things that happened in my life the scenarios seem to just pop up in my head constantly, this has been going on for many many years now and i cry almost every night thinking about these things...for the past year or so now i have been getting a sharp pain which feels like its in my heart ... and i was just wondering could this depression have anything to do with my "sharp pains" ?

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14. Posted by Lady L on Mon, Apr 14, 2008, 7:56 pm PDT

hello i was just wondering i grew up with an abusive/alcoholic father and now even when i dont want to think about all the tramatic things that happened in my life the scenarios seem to just pop up in my head constantly, this has been going on for many many years now and i cry almost every night thinking about these things...for the past year or so now i have been getting a sharp pain which feels like its in my heart ... and i was just wondering could this depression have anything to do with my "sharp pains" ?

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15. Posted by Tea Mumm on Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 7:35 pm PDT

Very accurate measurement of symptoms. *sigh*

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