Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.

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sfagrad 10/08/2013

One thing that i do not think alot of peoole know about ptsd are the signs of emotional distress. In my opinion it is important to catch this early and go get help before it gets out of control. I myself have been through this and it is not fun. i am not a professional but here are some thnigs that you should look for.
1. Not sleeping good
2. Angry all the time
3/ Pushing people awa
4 isolatinng
5 crying
6. feeling out of control
7. Not knowing what is wrong
8. Self harm
9 Suicide attempts

I hope rthis was helpful. I went through this and i have a friend going through it. If you or someone you know is going through this seek help.

FindingKatB 10/08/2013

I agree with you, 100%. A lot of people may not even recognize it themselves.

I am in the position to say I know what it's like to be in this state. I know because I am living through a terrible nightmare of an open case against a family member of my own. I hope that others can relate to this because trying ti heal on your own is not possible. It takes a lot of humility to say "I need help".

sfagrad 10/08/2013

I agree with you about asking for help is a huge step. People have this misconception that asking for help is a sign of weakness. I think it shows you are strong and that you want to get better.

DeliAnnem 10/09/2013

Here's what I lived with before knowing what was "wrong" with me:

Temper with a hair trigger
Panic attacks
Low grade anxiety
Intrusive thoughts
Poor attention
Avoiding responsibility
Self medicating

Once I got my diagnosis, ironically, I started feeling more 'normal' (whatever that is, lol!).

sfagrad 10/09/2013

Thanks for responding @deli! I am glad that it made you feel better once you got the diaignois. It is comforting putting a name to it. I also had some of those symtoms as well. I spent about 5 yrs in therapy myself but once i got things resolved I felt better. I am also bipolar so that magnifies things evern more.

deleted_user 10/09/2013

I have all of those symptoms. I was diagnosed with PTSD at 7 years old, but my Mom didn't believe my psychiatrist. She basically thought that he was calling her a bad Mother. I was misdiagnosed with every mental disorder in the book. Silly psychiatrists. They actually believed my Mother. Sorry, I'm trailing off. :P Lol.

jewells1 10/09/2013

I knew for a long time I had PTSD because of researching my first husbands combat PTSD. But my Doctor had a mental block on diagnosing a woman, non service personnel with it. But he talked and listened, prescribed the meds for me. After John died I needed it in writing. It took only a couple appointments OFF meds for him to see. Then we sat down with a Questionnaire, I hit 30 of 30.. That opened doors for proper treatment.

sfagrad 10/09/2013

My parents esp my dad did not think there was anything the matter. They basically told me to suck it up. I knew something was wrong and I stayed comittrf until I had an answer. I self injured so everybody knew there was something wrong.

jewells1 10/09/2013

I have a love affair with my machete. Confined to the closet for now.

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