| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: You have the power of decision. There is no higher power. If this universe was created by a minded ...
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| service connection | 8/25/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: Steve, I served in the 20th preventive med unit in country in 1972. It was not a combat unit but I ...
A: The VVA www.vva.org is likely the best help you will find when you launch a service connected claim. ...
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| anxiety, stress or depression | 7/27/2008 | William Silver |
Q: could this be stress or anxiety related.. im 32 yr old male , over the past year i have had a high ...
A: Matt, many of these anxiety-related conditions fit into the patterns of children and adults who have ...
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| How can I overcome my Paranoia? | 7/25/2008 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: I have the same problem with trusting my husband. As trust can develop through time with consistency ...
A: You use the term "Paranoia" to describe your behavior in regards to your husband's actions. Paranoia ...
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| PTSD | 6/27/2008 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: My husband and i have been married for 25 years. We've had a rocky marriage but have always loved ...
A: Renee, After reading your question several times, my two cents is that you have set yourself ...
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| I NEED YOUR HELP NOW! | 6/23/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: Please forgive my long e-mail in advance. I need to give you some background so that you can ...
A: Use what you can control to manage what you cannot control. Save yourself from the decisions of ...
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| PTSS after war and marriage | 6/13/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I was recently in a serious relationship with someone that was in Iraq. To give a short background ...
A: Your soldier gets an A Plus for truth telling. The part you might be missing is that he is afraid of ...
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| I think I might be suffering from post-traumatic stress | 5/31/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: Here is a small run down of events that has taken place over the past ten years...First, shortly ...
A: The symptoms you have described are common when stress overwhelms the natural system we use to ...
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| PTSD and an exaggerated startle response.. always together? | 5/15/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I have studied PTSD a bit, as a student and personally, and have noticed that an exaggerated startle ...
A: "how highly correlated are these two things, really?" A high correlation due to particular ...
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| PTSD | 4/19/2008 | William Silver |
Q: How can I locate and qualify mental health practitioners who specialize in or have had success ...
A: Alan, I imagine that a web search using PTSD and your hometown will help you find some helpful ...
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| PTSD for parent of critically ill child? | 4/8/2008 | William Silver |
Q: My husbanmd and I had a child who was critically ill for the first year of his life. We found out ...
A: Beth, It certainly sounds reasonable to me that a year and a half in hospitals, worrying about the ...
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| Post trumatic amnesia/child abuse | 3/18/2008 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: My husband comes from a family where the children were abused (emotional and physical). The oldest ...
A: Marcy, It's not unusual for people who have lived in abusive environments to have 'holes' in ...
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| Boyfriend with Combat PTSD | 3/17/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I am a Marine and I have been dating a Marine for the past 7 months. At first everything was ...
A: If your Marine took a bullet, he would wear that wound with pride. PTSD is a combat wound. It should ...
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| yeah | 2/22/2008 | Karen E Grisham |
Q: i did paramedic searcha and resuce for 13 years, i now have nigtmares ec, my area was southern ...
A: Kevin I am not sure if you are saying you don't want to engage in a conversation here with me, or ...
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| Long Distance Relationship with a partner with PTSS | 1/30/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I have been in a relationship with a man for the past year who has only recently been diagnosed with ...
A: Your man of interest is likely to be more confused by his own behavior than you are. Marijuana is ...
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| Post war syndrone (depression | 1/24/2008 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I am a Vietnam veteran served in years 1967 and 1968. Had no problems for years, but about 2 years I ...
A: Hey William; Now I know who created the mess I walked into in November of 68. (just kidding) ...
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| ptsss | 12/20/2007 | William Silver |
Q: I have been mentally abused as a child, have been an over achiever i.e. doing my best etc....but ...
A: Marilyn, There are various current philosophies that talk about creating your own reality, by ...
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| trying to understand this | 12/16/2007 | William Silver |
Q: I work with a gentleman that told me about post traumatic stress syndrome...he told me that he ...
A: Susan, I'll start by directing you to some links that directly answer your question about Stress vs ...
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| molestation | 12/3/2007 | William Silver |
Q: i just wanted to thank you for reading and your time, and I appreciate any information that you ...
A: Kelly, thank you for your follow-up comments, including your own personal experience, which puts ...
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| PTSD mixed with tramua | 11/30/2007 | William Silver |
Q: my name is Kym. My fiance was diaginosed with post tramitc stress syndrome and bi polar about 7 ...
A: Kimberly, This certainly is a sad situation, for all involved. You probably need to find an attorney ...
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| mid life crisis or something more serious? | 11/29/2007 | Karen E Grisham |
Q: Karen, My husband is 33 years old and had a childhood filled with physical abuse (such as his feel ...
A: It is absolutely possible that the recent tragic circumstances have triggered past trauma. However, ...
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| ptsd | 11/17/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: when i was 6 yr. i was malasted by and older man he also made me watch as he did the same to by ...
A: When we are children, we do not yet have capacity to process events and resolve them. All we can do ...
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| PTSD amongst OIF veterans | 11/1/2007 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: What is the suicide rate among OIF veterans with PTSD ?, and How does PTSD affect an individual and ...
A: Kam, I found the following reference to OIF suicide rates. Included here are references to ...
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| Adult child of an alcoholic with PTSS | 10/30/2007 | William Silver |
Q: I was recently diognosed with PTSS by my theropist and have never thought of myself in those terms ...
A: Cecilia, it is clear that your childhood experiences have led you to your current condition and ...
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| Relationship with Man with Possible PTS | 10/28/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I've been in a relationship with a man who admits he may have PTS. His only brother committed ...
A: Being there WITH him and being clear about what you want can both be accomplished by a missive that ...
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| Relationship with Man with Possible PTS | 10/27/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I've been in a relationship with a man who admits he may have PTS. His only brother committed ...
A: Stress accumulates. Same and similar stresses accumulate together. At some point, stress will ...
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| PTSD and chronically ill children | 10/22/2007 | Karen E Grisham |
Q: I am a mother of a 22 year disabled teenager. She has had close to 11 surgeries in the last 8 years, ...
A: You are a hero! Most people will never face a fraction of the challenge you live with day to day. ...
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| trust after being cheated on by previus marriages | 10/14/2007 | Karen E Grisham |
Q: I am 40 years old on my 4th marraige. My first wife cheated on me several times and I knew it and ...
A: Stan, I am so sorry. Yes, I think this is possible. I believe it will take time, but I think it can ...
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| I'm a newspaper writer | 10/11/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I write for The Evansville, Ind., Courier & Press. I'm getting ready to do some stories about ...
A: I will contribute to your story. When you choose, call me at 1 717 732 7222 (after noon eastern ...
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| Is this post traumatic stress? | 10/2/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I have no idea what is really wrong with me but to sum it up, for years I loved watching scary ...
A: Intrusive thoughts are a common experience among people who have endured a traumatic event. Since ...
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| Desperate | 9/24/2007 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: Please can you give me some guidance. I'm completely desperate. After years of every kind of abuse ...
A: I have read your question several times, and the first question I have for you is: Does your ...
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| trust marriage and past issues | 9/20/2007 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: My husband and I have been together as a couple for 13 years. As a teenager, I walked in and saw my ...
A: Angela, My first question to you is: Have you and your husband gone to marriage counseling? If ...
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| Memory loss after a Crash | 9/17/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: In 2001 My best friend and I were hit head on by a drunk driver going 96mph. She did not survive. I ...
A: WOW! What a horrific experience. Firstly: your symptoms are absolutely normal and you are (by ...
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| emotional abuse? | 8/28/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I originally put this question under 'abusive relationships' but the expert said only that this is ...
A: This opening statement might seem uncaring but it might be helpful to you at some point. It seems ...
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| help | 8/13/2007 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: I was burnt when i was younger and my dad did things to me when i was 15 that he should only do to ...
A: Sarah, In addition to the trauma of having been burnt, you have also suffered the trauma of sexual ...
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| Child abuse/sexual molestation | 7/12/2007 | Beth Farrell |
Q: I am working with a friend to confront a past childhood with a series of threats of bodily injury ...
A: I think it's great that you are helping your friend and are very supportive of her because it's ...
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| Are there any books? | 7/10/2007 | Beth Farrell |
Q: I recently entered into a relationship with someone with ptsd, and from what i have read and ...
A: Most of the books that I know of for family members of people with ptsd are geared toward helping ...
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| PTSD - can you ever learn to trust again? | 6/19/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I was diagnosed with PTSD an have been in and out of counseling for a few years now. I had a very ...
A: Indeed. Trust until you learn. Then you know. Fear. A message from you to yourself that some risk ...
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| PTSD - can you ever learn to trust again? | 6/18/2007 | Steve Brungard |
Q: I was diagnosed with PTSD an have been in and out of counseling for a few years now. I had a very ...
A: Trust is the only method we can use to learn about our fellow humans. We choose someone we want to ...
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| PTS | 6/1/2007 | James Joseph Parker |
Q: How can a person treat PTS naturally and without taking drugs?.
A: This question calls for a prescriptive answer, and I am not a qualified authority on the various ...
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