Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

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Here's a website I found that might help explain PTSD to your family/friends. So hard to find good resources for them.

http://www.sandf.org/articles/PTSD.asp
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thanks daisy.

wish i'd seen this long ago.
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Thank you
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Thanks will check it out.
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excellent, thank you!
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thank you. at this point I don't care what they think but will pass it on anyway. Will help me though, that I like.
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This was great information! Thankyou Daisy. I am new to this community, and I'm here primarily because my husband suffers from severe PTSD as a result of childhood physical abuse. We've been together two years, and as a caregiver, its affected my health and wellbeing. I love my husband very much, but don't want to live a depressed and isolated life. If anyone else is familiar with my situation, please write! Franni
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Thanks. It's funny how she gets it all so right. I was trying to explain how I felt to my husband today and the "emotional anathesia" part was put better than I could say it. Thanks again
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Thank you so much for that link, Daisy! I read it last night and thought about it all day. Between that and this group, I found the courage to talk with my husband about PTSD tonight. It was scary, but I'm glad I did it. He was awesome, and asked what *we* are going to do to make it better. The first thing is that I will print out that article for him. It's right on!
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