| Subject | Date Asked |
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| PTSD Bf | 10/5/2009 |
Q: i am a Marine and im 21 weeks pregnant with a sgt. in the army. He has PTSD from IRAQ and im trying ...
A: Destiny, the first rule of relationships is that you cannot expect or desire to "change" your ...
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| trauma | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I am severely traumatized. I once had a former roommate who screamed at me very similarly to the ...
A: Ana, The louder the screaming is the deeper the wound that a person is trying to protect. People who ...
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| PTSD Panic with Bullying People | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I am a 36 year old teacher and feel safe with children, but only half of adults. I absolutely PANIC ...
A: Melody, you are suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) due to the trauma of being ...
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| sleeping too much | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I am taking Zyprexa for Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome and it is making sleep 15 hours daily. I ...
A: Pedro, I am not a doctor or pharmacist, so cannot advice you on the drugs you are taking. You might ...
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| anxiety, stress or depression | 7/27/2008 |
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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| PTSD | 4/19/2008 |
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 |
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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| ptsss | 12/20/2007 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Adult child of an alcoholic with PTSS | 10/30/2007 |
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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| My friend was stabbed to death and dies in my arms | 4/2/2007 |
Q: about 5 months ago my friends and i wer involved in a fight and unfortunatley it went to far.. mi ...
A: Cassandra, it is sad to hear that you were involved in such violence and had to witness your ...
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| Post -Traumatic Stress Syndrome | 2/8/2007 |
Q: Can a person suffering from PTSD heal themselves? If so, what is the length of time of recovery?. ...
A: Agnes, I am working with Vietnam vets who have suffered all kinds of trauma from their war ...
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| Is this normal? is it ptsd? | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Dr. I recently, a couple of months ago, had a bad accident at work, I fell out of my truck, i drive ...
A: Aloha, Bren.... Sounds like you have a rough time of it, this year. Sorry to hear of your accident ...
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| PTSD | 11/1/2006 |
Q: COULD JOINT PAINS AND HEADACHES BE SECONDARY TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
A: Matthias, I am not an MD, so can't make a diagnosis like that. I can say that in the bigger picture ...
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| ptsd due to car accident | 10/8/2006 |
Q: My 19 year old daughter was in a car accident in February with her Dad and brother. Fortunately no ...
A: Philippa, I would have no doubt that your daughter has suffered PTSD symptoms from an accident of ...
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| depression | 9/27/2006 |
Q: well my girlfriend has been through some rough times in her life. she used to be a cutter and used ...
A: Aaron, Sorry to hear about your girlfriend's woes and hard life, so far. Doesn't sound like a good ...
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| I recall battle field experience fr WWII | 8/11/2006 |
Q: Recallmany vivid experinces from WWII that wake me up or keep me from sleeping How can I get some ...
A: James, a lot of you veterans were never diagnosed with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), which ...
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| cb1100r | 8/5/2006 |
Q: I have purchased a 1981 cb1100r motorcycle. It has a frame number 0f sc082000165 and an engine ...
A: Congratulations on getting such a rare machine! Funny that the last three digits are so close ...
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| stress | 3/6/2006 |
Q: how can stress affect life
A: Bryce, this is a rather broad question, without specifics. Stress causes brain chemicals to send ...
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| post traumatic stress syndrome | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I have a 10 year old step-son who my husband is sole conservator. at the age of 4 he was removed ...
A: Tanya, I would first have him given a full evaluation for any kinds of ADD or other biological ...
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| Do I have post trauma | 4/22/2005 |
Q: 20 months ago I had a very distressing delivery of my second child, the midwife manually stretched ...
A: Shirley, It sounds like a post traumatic stress disorder issue to me. You were in a very vulnerable ...
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| stress | 12/24/2004 |
Q: Hey I have stress issues, I'm 29 and my ex girlfriend of 3yrs gave me tremendous stress because of ...
A: Joe, sorry to hear that you are headed into Christmas with some old baggage dragging behind you. ...
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| Iraq | 10/21/2004 |
Q: My boyfriend has been stationed over in Iraq for almost a year now. He has been in other wars as ...
A: Tammy, it is hard to imagine that anyone could come back from that experience without PTSD symptoms. ...
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| ptsd?? | 9/28/2004 |
Q: I am a 27yr old u.s. army soldier i was deployed to iraq in mar6-03 to nov8-03 since i have been ...
A: Keith, any war experience is traumatic, especially with your recent experiences. Your whole being ...
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| husband's death (married only 5 years) | 8/7/2004 |
Q: For the last 2 years, I have been a 24/7 caregiver to my husband, who had suffered from a ...
A: Maxine, my apologies for the delayed reply. Obviously the last few years have held you captive in ...
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| I have this problem with facing... | 4/20/2004 |
Q: I have this problem with facing my past. The older I get the harder it is. I find myself getting ...
A: Myra, you don't mention what you are "facing" in your past, so it is hard to determine if it is a ...
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| what's it called when a person fears driving a car after a crash | 4/13/2004 |
Q: what's it called when a person fears & or is extermely nervous driving a car after a car crash? ...
A: Greg, if you want a list of phobias, to to the www.phobialist.com. What you describe is a PTSD ...
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| anxiety | 3/22/2004 |
Q: I am a 23 year old male that so called deals with lots of anxiety, WORRYING etc...About a week ago i ...
A: Pat, I went through a phase where I was very aware of my heartbeat and it was doing an occasional ...
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| SYMPTOMS | 3/4/2004 |
Q: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
A: Eva, if you want to research PTSD symptoms, go to sites like: http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/index.html ...
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| ptss | 2/25/2004 |
Q: Good morning, I think. I really don't know what is happening to my life and body. My Mom died in ...
A: Joanna, it is certainly a difficult challenge to be the caregiver for your family as they make their ...
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| ptss | 2/11/2004 |
Q: how do i know if i have ptss ?
A: Barry, you can "research" PTSD (commonly used medical term) at various websites: www.ptsd.com ...
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| Post Stress Delayed Syndrome | 2/11/2004 |
Q: My nephew's wife was involved in an accident a few years back and suffered from back pains. She ...
A: Raymond, I think your observations are correct in considering that this is a case of PTSD induced ...
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| PTSS - father possibly diagnosed with this | 8/15/2003 |
Q: My dad was recently in Saudi and Iraq and witnessed car bombings and was shot at, upon coming home ...
A: Jennie... any kind of violence like that is a trauma and will cause PTSS (PTSD) symtoms. We highly ...
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| PTSD | 8/5/2003 |
Q: I would like to know if I am suffering from PTSD. 12 months ago to this day I was in a serious car ...
A: Krishna, It sure sound like PTSD to me and I'm sure that any other health professional would concur. ...
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| EFT and PTSS | 12/8/2001 |
Q: 30 years ago I was raped. Needless to say, it was the single most traumatic thing that's ever ...
A: Lisahn, WE use EFT on everything! I would start by using it to release the original trauma event ...
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| feelings of numbness | 2/21/2001 |
Q: my name is joe an i have dealt with number of tragidys (i am a emt as well as a surviver of a rape ...
A: Joe, my soon-to-be son-in-law was an EMT and I know that it is a challenging job. That coupled with ...
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| EFT Healing? | 1/1/2001 |
Q: Just curious as to what EFT healing techniques are and where I can find out about them. I am ...
A: Kelly.... the EFT techniques can be downloaded for free at www.emofree.com. Bio/neurofeedback is ...
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