Comments on: PTSD Part 1: Why Would You Want To Know About This Disorder? http://patriciaswisdom.com/2008/09/ptsd-part-1-why-would-you-want-to-know-about-this-disorder/ Helping individuals create positive life change. Thu, 17 May 2012 17:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cath Lawson http://patriciaswisdom.com/2008/09/ptsd-part-1-why-would-you-want-to-know-about-this-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Cath Lawson Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:29:28 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=124#comment-209 Hi Patricia - It's wonderful that you were able to help your daughter through this. Flashbacks must be terrifying for a child to deal with. I'm glad you're sharing this knowledge with others too. I know it may sound odd but sometimes I think folk take more notice when they're learning from someone who hasn't had PTSD. Also, I find it very reassuring that someone like you understands and that you're taking the time to share with others. Thank you. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. <abbr><em>Cath Lawsons last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SuccessPasscode/~3/393798979/" rel="nofollow">Grilled Frog On Toast Anyone?</a></em></abbr> Hi Patricia – It’s wonderful that you were able to help your daughter through this. Flashbacks must be terrifying for a child to deal with.

I’m glad you’re sharing this knowledge with others too. I know it may sound odd but sometimes I think folk take more notice when they’re learning from someone who hasn’t had PTSD.

Also, I find it very reassuring that someone like you understands and that you’re taking the time to share with others.

Thank you. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Cath Lawsons last blog post..Grilled Frog On Toast Anyone?

]]> By: Patricia http://patriciaswisdom.com/2008/09/ptsd-part-1-why-would-you-want-to-know-about-this-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Patricia Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:37:26 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=124#comment-208 Cath Lawson, I was so pleased to read your comments on my writing topic. I was so moved by the workshops and learning that I am writing about it in 5 parts. I was so impressed with what the US Military was learning about this illness and their healing work, even though their funding was cut by this administration. They just feel that veterans deserve better treatment and recovery and so do I. I was not talking to a child molester at this conference, but at another conference, but I wanted to convey my feeling of distress. I have a child with an anxiety disorder in combination with Celiac Disease and yes those sleepless nights and flashbacks are so difficult to cope with and scary as a parent to endure and learn from. She is now 24 years old and in graduate school in part to all the learning I have done from counseling workshops with Viet Nam Vets and this illness. I have seen your writing on Barbara's wonderful site and on Liz's site and have so enjoyed your comments. I am rather new to this genre and then have been having computer and apple (as in the fruit) overload problems so I will link over and check out your site on my new computer today! Again thank you for sharing and commenting. I get a number of comments on my email address for privacy reasons and people have so appreciated your comments this morning - at least 3 have commented on your comments and have been very grateful. Thank you from me for them. Cath Lawson,
I was so pleased to read your comments on my writing topic. I was so moved by the workshops and learning that I am writing about it in 5 parts. I was so impressed with what the US Military was learning about this illness and their healing work, even though their funding was cut by this administration. They just feel that veterans deserve better treatment and recovery and so do I.

I was not talking to a child molester at this conference, but at another conference, but I wanted to convey my feeling of distress.

I have a child with an anxiety disorder in combination with Celiac Disease and yes those sleepless nights and flashbacks are so difficult to cope with and scary as a parent to endure and learn from. She is now 24 years old and in graduate school in part to all the learning I have done from counseling workshops with Viet Nam Vets and this illness.

I have seen your writing on Barbara’s wonderful site and on Liz’s site and have so enjoyed your comments. I am rather new to this genre and then have been having computer and apple (as in the fruit) overload problems so I will link over and check out your site on my new computer today!
Again thank you for sharing and commenting.
I get a number of comments on my email address for privacy reasons and people have so appreciated your comments this morning – at least 3 have commented on your comments and have been very grateful. Thank you from me for them.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://patriciaswisdom.com/2008/09/ptsd-part-1-why-would-you-want-to-know-about-this-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Cath Lawson Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:29:14 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=124#comment-206 Hi Patricia - I found you through Blogging Without A Blog. Do you mean you discovered you were talking to a child molester at the presentation? I would have felt uncomfortable with that too. I've suffered from PTSD since an incident that happened almost 16 years ago. It's a lot better now, but it never goes away completely. The complications seem to vary from person to person - but sleep deprivation was certainly a big problem for me. There's also lots of additional ones people can get, including agrophobia, panic attacks and flashbacks. Flashbacks are really hard to describe. I couldn't imagine them before I had them. But they seem so real when they're happening. And I guess it's dangerous, because they can happen anywhere. I don't get those anymore but I hated having them. I heard that if folk get help quickly - they're more likely to have a full recovery - I think it's before 6 months. I'm glad you brought up PTSD, because it's something a lot of folk still don't understand. And it would make it easier for the sufferers and their families if they did. It stopped me from working for a long long time and I didn't get support from my family because they didn't understand it. Hi Patricia – I found you through Blogging Without A Blog. Do you mean you discovered you were talking to a child molester at the presentation? I would have felt uncomfortable with that too.

I’ve suffered from PTSD since an incident that happened almost 16 years ago. It’s a lot better now, but it never goes away completely.

The complications seem to vary from person to person – but sleep deprivation was certainly a big problem for me. There’s also lots of additional ones people can get, including agrophobia, panic attacks and flashbacks.

Flashbacks are really hard to describe. I couldn’t imagine them before I had them. But they seem so real when they’re happening. And I guess it’s dangerous, because they can happen anywhere. I don’t get those anymore but I hated having them.

I heard that if folk get help quickly – they’re more likely to have a full recovery – I think it’s before 6 months.

I’m glad you brought up PTSD, because it’s something a lot of folk still don’t understand. And it would make it easier for the sufferers and their families if they did.

It stopped me from working for a long long time and I didn’t get support from my family because they didn’t understand it.

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