Category Archives: PTSD Blog
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Trauma Triggers (Part 1)
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Triggers suck. There, I said it. Granted, that’s probably not the most eloquent way to start a blog post. But it is the most honest I can be about the way it feels to stumble around a psychological minefield of trauma triggers, hoping and praying that one doesn’t go off. In my journey of learning […]
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Ten Things You May Not Know about PTSD, Part 2
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Post-traumatice stress disorder (PTSD) occurs when an event overcomes the brain’s ability to cope. The National Institute of Mental Health explains that PTSD occurs among those who have experienced shocking or scary events and have trouble recovering from the trauma. PTSD is experienced by children and the elderly, men and women, with varying symptoms. In […]
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Ten Things You May Not Know about PTSD, Part 1
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Most people who think of PTSD think of soldiers returning home, fighting the demons of combat. Of course, that’s true. PTSD occurs when an event overcomes the brain’s ability to cope. The National Institute of Mental Health explains that PTSD occurs among those who have experienced shocking or scary events and have trouble recovering from the […]
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Four Things Family and Friends Should Know about PTSD
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Today’s post is provided by guest blogger Julia Merrill, a retired board certified nurse practitioner and founder of befriendyourdoc.org, a website dedicated to helping people become their own advocate in seeking medical care, dealing with insurance companies, and making sure they are contributing to their own health and well-being. A Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis […]
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Therapeutic Gardening
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.It is possible that gardening could contribute to improved mental health and help ease the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Some doctors think so, and their patients and clients would agree. Horicultural therapy was first introduced by Dr. Benjamin Rush, who used it with patients with mental illnesses back in the 1800s. After World War […]
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There’s No T or D in PTSD
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Lynn’s nightmares woke her in terror every night until she was forty-eight years old. Even after highly successful trauma treatment a number of years ago, she still has trouble sleeping. Although her nightmares are gone, she still sometimes fights anxiety and insomnia. Her body kicks and flails in her sleep as she fights inner battles. […]
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New Evidence: The Need for Trauma Informed Care
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.A new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) states that “exposure to one or more potentially traumatic events in a lifetime is associated with a host of potential negative behavioral and physical effects, ranging from mental illness and depression to substance abuse, […]
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Self-Injury Coping Strategies
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.One of the symptoms common to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is self-injury. This can come in the form of cutting, burning, head-banging,hair-pulling, drinking toxic chemicals, and other forms of self-harm. Self-injury is sometimes regarded as one of the more shameful aspects of PTSD, in part, because of common myths associated with self-injury: Myth: People who self-injure […]
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What Everyone Who Loves Kids Should Understand about the ACE Study
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.Children experience many kinds of trauma as they grow up. Some traumas are ongoing, such as abuse or illness. Other types of trauma are sudden and singular, like the death of a family member or a natural disaster. Traumas are processed as losses for children: loss of safety, loss of identity, or loss of a […]
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How to Help Prepare Children for Medical Trauma
Posted on by admin in PTSD Blog.When I was five, my parents took me to the hospital, where my tonsils were removed and I spent the night. Alone. I felt shocked and abandoned when my parents left at the end of visiting hours. But in the sixties visiting hours were visiting hours, and parents went home. Even if their kids were […]
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