| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Watching my dad die, 9 mos. after my mom | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I guess I grasping at straws right now, but for some reason I came upon this website and will follow ...
A: I am saddened to learn of your three losses (pets are family). Please accept my condolences. I am ...
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| trouble sleepping with wird dreams on job related isues | 9/7/2008 |
Q: 5 of my co-worked partners died wile working together @ princess tours McKinley lodge, 4 on a work ...
A: I am saddened to learn that you have lost five friends. Please accept my condolence. The loss of ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 |
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 |
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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| I NEED YOUR HELP NOW! | 6/23/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Boyfriend with Combat PTSD | 3/17/2008 |
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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| Long Distance Relationship with a partner with PTSS | 1/30/2008 |
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 |
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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| ptsd | 11/17/2007 |
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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| Relationship with Man with Possible PTS | 10/28/2007 |
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 |
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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| I'm a newspaper writer | 10/11/2007 |
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 |
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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| Memory loss after a Crash | 9/17/2007 |
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 |
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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| PTSD - can you ever learn to trust again? | 6/19/2007 |
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 |
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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| PTSS | 5/4/2007 |
Q: My husband died in bed with me four and half yrs ago...Four all this time I can only leave the house ...
A: Shalom for you too. Thank you. Even though we will just trade a few words, my day is a little ...
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| hi | 4/21/2007 |
Q: is there any homosexual or bisexual stage which every or mostly men go through before they become ...
A: Decision is the first mover. I hold complete dominion over this biomechanical device (body) that I ...
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| ptsd-vietnam-memory loss | 4/3/2007 |
Q: My step-dad was in vietnam in the 60's. Had a family and then divorced and he and his children ...
A: I want you first to try a VA hospital. Their work to help you diagnose and treat the current ...
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| ptsd-vietnam-memory loss | 4/2/2007 |
Q: My step-dad was in vietnam in the 60's. Had a family and then divorced and he and his children ...
A: My most fervent wish of you and your Mom and your family is that you will be there WITH him. Just be ...
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| pstd | 3/21/2007 |
Q: could my son possibily have ptsd after serveral times in his life hitting his head due to gran-mal ...
A: Perhaps the best professional to consult would be a psychiatrist who has some training and ...
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| PTSD | 3/10/2007 |
Q: My husband has been very ill. When we were married 6 years ago, he had anger issues that I really ...
A: You said: "I want to be everything to him". Can you be anything to him without first becoming and ...
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| war | 3/5/2007 |
Q: My husband suffers from PTSD. He was first treated with antidepressants with no help and then ...
A: Same husband. New experiences. Our brains and bodies will adapt to meet demands. If you would begin ...
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| my daughter was sexually abuse by her father | 3/3/2007 |
Q: After a child has gone through something so horrible like this is it possible for her to have ...
A: Every thought, feeling and physical sensation is memorized. We do not yet know how that is done but ...
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| Is it possible to have Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome | 2/28/2007 |
Q: Here is my question, I served in the Navy between 1974 and 1977, I had one hell of a time dealing ...
A: While Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is defined by a specific cluster of symptoms (syndrome), what I ...
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| witnessed suicide | 2/13/2007 |
Q: in 1981 while stationed at Fort Dix, New jersey, I witnessed the suicide of a fellow soldier as she ...
A: I am saddened that a fellow soldier could not perceive the value of her life and that chance (or ...
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| PTSD & chronic pain | 1/22/2007 |
Q: I have suffered severe chronic pain in 80% of my body from a car wreck 17 yrs. ago. For yrs. I was ...
A: How do I know if I can work and handle it ? My answer could seem somewhat less than empathic and ...
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| Post traumatic stress | 1/7/2007 |
Q: In December 2000 my mom was a healthy vibrant 78 year old. She is a scientist and a retired biology ...
A: There is some symptom overlap between PTSS and Alzheimers in the area of memory. A traumatic event ...
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| PTSD Treatment Facilities | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I am a male that is currently 17 years old. I am actively seeking treatment for my PTSD and ...
A: Welcome to life after trauma. Here is a good referral service: Sidran Institute help@sidran.org 200 ...
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| PTSD | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I am 41 years old and was a victim of incest abuse and very violent physical abuse by my older ...
A: Similar thoughts and feelings tend to accumulate when not processed and resolved. A series of ...
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| PTSD in children | 12/7/2006 |
Q: Two years ago our children suffered a trauma while in the care of their grandmother. Since then ...
A: It amazes me how well the ADHD industry has marketed itself and how happy schools are to drug ...
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| help? :( | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I am writing to ask you a question. My name is Kara I am 16 years old. I am a victim of hurricaine ...
A: Each day, you are processing information from your thoughts, feelings, conscience, memory, and ...
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| talking | 11/27/2006 |
Q: Due to some events that have occurred in my life, my doctor feels that i should speak with a ...
A: Each day, we process a lot of information from our thoughts feelings conscience memory and physical ...
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| Question | 11/21/2006 |
Q: Steve, I recently lost my father to cancer and also lost my mother less then 6 years ago to ...
A: Please accept my condolences. First you grieve the loss of your Mother and help your Father grieve ...
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| Does this sound like PTSS? | 11/20/2006 |
Q: In May while sleeping we had a tree fall through our house, all the way through, it went through ...
A: The symptoms you share are common and understandable. Your experience was traumatic and dramatic as ...
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| Depression or PTSD? | 10/15/2006 |
Q: My step daughter who is now 7 has become completely withdrawn and emotionless. She lived full time ...
A: Such changes in affect and behavior for an adult are a caution flag and for a child are a warning ...
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| what is the purpose of my life? | 9/21/2006 |
Q: I m trying so hard but refuse to change my life and move on again... I feel my life will just ...
A: Changing your life and avoiding more abuse is a matter of changing your decisions. Since you already ...
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| I do not want to be victim | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I v developed a lot personality of myself , in order to protect a little hurt child inside. so now i ...
A: You seem to be moving in the right direction. When you build a good relationship with yourself, ...
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| I do not want to be victim | 9/18/2006 |
Q: Do u know who is God, and where is He?
A: Whether a creator exists or not is something that no one can know. Because that is true, it is also ...
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| I do not want to be victim | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I v been abused all my life in different ways. I struggled all my life, too, but still living in ...
A: You were vulnerable because other humans were born before you. They had time to develop before you ...
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| PTSD-Suicide | 9/7/2006 |
Q: com, I don't know what to say except that I hate life. Even on anti-depressants and on ambien I ...
A: The creator of this universe skipped out; did not even leave us a note. All of human kind can go ...
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| Having a relationship with a man abused by a priest as an altar boy | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I have just ended a relationship which has spanned 13 1/2 yrs with a man aged 47 who was sexually ...
A: From my viewpoint, the key factor in your ex friend's behavior is having significant persons fail ...
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| Dealing with past trauma | 7/8/2006 |
Q: It has taken many years for me to even think I may have a problem and after my second long term ...
A: You endured a painful experience and came close to death several times. Pain and death are natural ...
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| PTSD | 6/24/2006 |
Q: How many people have PTSD in the US and how do you know the answer?
A: I have no idea how many people have PTSD in the US. I know that because the number changes nearly ...
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| PTS | 5/21/2006 |
Q: I am a former drug dealer (as of recently) who used to have nitemares about the police. On April 20 ...
A: When I make decisions that put me vulnerable to any form of any force, my conscience will lean on me ...
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| Trauma - violence and weapons in schools | 5/19/2006 |
Q: My organisation, the National Youth Development Trust [NYDT] in South Africa [www.nydt.org], is ...
A: Since weapons do not make decisions, I see nothing compelling us to incorporate weapons handling in ...
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| my daughter | 3/31/2006 |
Q: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME,BUT ABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS WATCHING MY DAUGHTER WHILE ...
A: It tears me up to learn of anyone, but especially a child, suffering such a traumatic moment. It is ...
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| Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress? | 3/18/2006 |
Q: I have incidences that happen while I'm trying to go to sleep. This has been happening for the past ...
A: I often explain that thoughts and feelings from a traumatic event are messages from you to you about ...
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| How do I help my fiancee who is suffering from combat PTSD | 3/8/2006 |
Q: I have been searching the internet madly for any information and resources that might be available ...
A: It took me fifteen years to find my way home from Vietnam. Great encouragement for you, huh? ...
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| post traumatic stress syndrome | 3/8/2006 |
Q: I had a several year bad time - without going into details is it typical to relive those bad times ...
A: Yes. Flashbacks and reliving bad experiences are among the most common symptoms in the posttraumatic ...
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| ptsd and children of vets | 2/2/2006 |
Q: I am just beginning to research this subject, but being the child of a viet nam vet/alcoholic/ ...
A: Veronica; I apologize to you and to your children. I apologize to my children and to my ...
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| Dealing with someone with PTSS. | 9/7/2005 |
Q: My girlfriend has had a tough life. SHe was in a physically abusive marriage. She got married ...
A: Bummer. Girlfriend is self medicating something with alcohol. Very likely PTSD symptoms. Also looks ...
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| Spasms in eyebrow | 8/9/2005 |
Q: For over two weeks now, i've been having twitches mostly in my right eyebrow. It twitches often ...
A: This and other symptoms in the peripheral nervous system are quite common among post trauma and high ...
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| PTSD and Night Sweats | 8/3/2005 |
Q: . My name is Christine and I was diagnosed with PTSD about 5 or more years ago. My therapist ended ...
A: Absolutely. Night sweats are very common with PTSD. Also common is no memory or just a vague ...
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| Blood Tests for PTSS? | 7/26/2005 |
Q: Are there any blood tests to determine if a person is undergoing continual high stress levels? ...
A: If your only concern is physiological, you have no need of a psychologist or psychiatrist. Your ...
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| stress | 7/16/2005 |
Q: Brungard , I am a freelance writer and student. I am writing an article on stress. ...
A: In human form, stress exists at all times. Even when asleep, the (physical stress) of gravity ...
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| PTSS | 5/8/2005 |
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BWTWEEN PTSD AND PTSS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ...
A: A syndrome (PTSS) is a commonly shared set of symptoms. A disorder (PTSD) is an officially defined ...
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| I dont know why i want to kill myself | 4/16/2005 |
Q: Every day of my lif i hace this huge feeling in my body i want to kill myself i dont know why i ...
A: You are the absolute owner of your existence in this universe. You entered through the birth gate ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress | 2/11/2005 |
Q: Can the symptoms lie dormant for years and be triggered by a stressful situation not related to the ...
A: Yes. Beyond question. Among combat veterans, there have been recurring periods of high relapse ...
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| memory loss and ptsd | 1/13/2005 |
Q: I am researching a topic from the point of an educator who has students with poor memories as a ...
A: As you might know, what we actually have more than other causes is a poor access to our memory. We ...
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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: If we fail to acquire food, we will die. That is stress. We do not have a cure because we face the ...
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| Post traumatic stress syndrome | 12/23/2004 |
Q: Well Unfortunetely as much as we would like to believe that he was being abused we know that he ...
A: Julie; Every word spoken is important to the speaker and to the listener. A child would not have ...
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| Post traumatic stress syndrome | 12/23/2004 |
Q: I don't know where to begin with my question. My husband was previously married and his ex-wife was ...
A: You are met with a very angry young man who might well be telling the truth about physical abuse. By ...
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| ptss | 12/2/2004 |
Q: Last year I had surgery and I woke up for a short while during the procedure. I tried to move a toe ...
A: Waking up during surgery could feel very much like being chained immoble and raped or ...
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| what can you tell me about fetal alcohol syndrome? Can it be reversed? | 11/29/2004 |
Q: Steve I need to know what you know all about Fetal alcohol Syndrome.
A: Sheree; These url will enable you to study up and pose questions to people who have expertise and ...
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| childhood neglect | 11/13/2004 |
Q: I believe I was extremely neglected as a child (emotionally - I was looked after physically). I ...
A: It seems that you were not encouraged and maybe even prevented from developing into that one unique ...
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| trauma/subconscious | 11/2/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you know anything about the subconscious and if it learns from trauma. I would ...
A: Can you point to the part of you that uses the word I? Science and medicine have not yet found it so ...
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| animal abuse stress in animals | 10/27/2004 |
Q: How can a cip sense trauma from abuse?
A: I've even seen documentation of plants exhibiting stress reactions so this question is not far ...
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| my life | 9/16/2004 |
Q: i write this in desperation....its not something i find easy but it is now to the point where i ...
A: Helen; In the yesterday that you feel lost in, lives a little girl who was faced with serious ...
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| Helping a loved one through PTSD | 7/18/2004 |
Q: I am currently in a serious relationship with a man who in March of 2004 came back from Iraq after ...
A: I appreciate it enormously. (so does he - even when it seems to you as though he might not) If your ...
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| seizures | 6/9/2004 |
Q: My mother-in-law, age 85, recently fell and injured her head. Through a ct scan it was revealed ...
A: Seizures are an expected consequence of traumatic brain injury and quite common. It's sorta like a ...
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| PTSS | 5/24/2004 |
Q: Well I was diagnosed at 19 with Hodgekins Disease and had to go thouhg 6 cycles of chemo and 3 weeks ...
A: What a lovely way to get welcomed to adulthood?!?! At very least, you learned something important ...
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| could i have ptss | 5/19/2004 |
Q: I was not in combat nor am i in recovery. I am a survivor of domestic abuse. I was in a bad ...
A: See if you can get a local referral to a professional who has trained in post traumatic stress ...
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| A pre-teen witnessed a friend being run over | 5/16/2004 |
Q: Yesterday, the 12 (or maybe 13) year old son of a friend of mine saw a friend of his hit by a car. ...
A: I am pleased that you are being proactive for sake of a child and not reactive when harm is allowed ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome | 5/15/2004 |
Q: I will try to keep this as short as possible. I am a 30 year old male and I thought that recent life ...
A: You invested of yourself in a relationship which you believed would be inter-dependent but your ...
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| PTS & Rape do they go together? | 5/9/2004 |
Q: I'm curious about something, my friends husband's a cop. After shooting a person holding someone ...
A: An important part of the reason I shared from my own life is that it gives you or anyone something ...
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| hormones during stress | 4/29/2004 |
Q: I have a question concerning the hormone cortisol. For the past 8 years doctors have tested me for ...
A: To complicate matters even further, stress will impact on areas of the brain (pituitary and ...
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| PTSS/automomic nervous system | 4/22/2004 |
Q: Have you ever heard of someone having only on HALF... ( a line down the middle of the right side of ...
A: In your shoes, I would want a team of specialists who hold special training in how the brain works ...
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| PTSD | 4/21/2004 |
Q: Just wondering if you knew of any treatments for animals with PTSD or knew of a website with this ...
A: Your own behavior will eventually displace any that the cat has experienced before. Patient, ...
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| deep concern about my daughter | 4/20/2004 |
Q: When my daughter was 12 yrs old she was witness to a shooting at a school dance. A teacher was ...
A: Let's start by disposing of the word inapropriate. Your daughter, and you, had a reasonable ...
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| Stress | 4/16/2004 |
Q: True or False Stress results in increased vasopressin secretion and decreased urine flow.
A: Will you settle for - true if? Or accept the following compromise: Stress results in increased ...
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| After a Crash & a person then fears | 4/13/2004 |
Q: After a Car Crash & a person then fears driving, is this called "Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome" ...
A: Forgive me for waxing technical. Bad habit. This would be a trauma induced phobia. It fits in the ...
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| Post Trauma | 4/1/2004 |
Q: Can you give examples of some unexpected triggers of PTSD, ones that are not obviously symbolic of ...
A: The short answer is anything visible or invisible that you can imagine. Consider the setting you ...
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| The Pain of PTSS | 3/28/2004 |
Q: Steve, I've wrote to you before.I was abused as a child.Grew up in a dysfuntional family, had a ...
A: We are informed by thoughts, feelings, conscience, and environmental senses. Emotions are a call to ...
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| PTSD | 3/15/2004 |
Q: Is it possible for a State Trooper, who worked over 50 fatal traffic accidents, 25 muders, 17 ...
A: Absolutely Yes. We don't forget what 2 plus 2 equals. We don't forget murder and mayhem. Similar ...
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| iwroteu | 3/9/2004 |
Q: iwrote u looking for some answers where r u or are you just like eveyone else
A: Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:35:27 -0500 [DL] From: <donotreply@allexperts.com> [ImportAddr] [!Email] ...
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| PSTD | 3/8/2004 |
Q: I grew up with abuse. My mother was physically, emotionally and verbally abusive. From the outside, ...
A: It seems to me that you will not be wasting time to get referrals to professionals trained in post ...
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| PTSS | 3/4/2004 |
Q: What is the pathophysiology of Post-Traumantic Stress Syndrome
A: Onset is with the brain's effort to help a person survive, endure, bear great pain (any mix of those ...
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| Re: no guilt....... | 2/24/2004 |
Q: Well I gave your advice some real deep down thought. I have to tell you its very difficult to be ...
A: I am happy to learn that you are "holding on". Actually, I am proud for you. Just a few points for ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome | 2/21/2004 |
Q: My sister has been recently diagnosed with post traumatic stress syndrome. The Dr. offered drugs as ...
A: Your sister has a wide array of therapies to choose from. I applaud her for wanting to make that ...
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| ptss | 2/17/2004 |
Q: Steve,I was abused as a child then neglected as I grew up.Then came a very abusive 16 year marriage ...
A: I am sad to learn of your experiences. This is not the sort of planet I want to live on. But I am ...
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| can I get better | 2/13/2004 |
Q: I have survived my father's death, my son's murder, his murder trial, my brother's premature death, ...
A: Please accept my condolences several times over and let me welcome you to life after trauma. The ...
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome-Sexual Abuse | 2/11/2004 |
Q: I would love my son to contact you and I will let him know how. However, right now he does not have ...
A: Sometimes we all lose sight of the positive things and the strength we have within ourselves. If our ...
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome-Sexual Abuse | 2/10/2004 |
Q: When my son was 12, he was sexually abused by his friend's father. He was so ashamed that he could ...
A: Yes. You surely got my input correct. Actually, I knew you would which is why I trusted you with it. ...
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| complicated | 2/10/2004 |
Q: Where to begin...to make a really long story somewhat short.I am 38 year old married female with 3 ...
A: Welcome to life after trauma. I suppose a world in which your father is murdered by someone who was ...
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome-Sexual Abuse | 2/10/2004 |
Q: When my son was 12, he was sexually abused by his friend's father. He was so ashamed that he could ...
A: I am also a parent. I believe that my empathy with you is quite genuine and I promise you, ...
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| Abuse | 2/9/2004 |
Q: ok i just spent over 2 hrs writing 3 pages of my life. and when i got to the end i realised that the ...
A: Welcome to an unfair planet full of people who will gladly make whatever use of you they can and let ...
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| PTSD & Friendship | 1/21/2004 |
Q: I'm 28 years old, diagnosed (finally) with PTSD for sexual abuse I suffered for about 10 years as a ...
A: I am profoundly saddened that you have suffered such an overwhelming experience on the same planet I ...
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| treatment for juvenile sexual abuse | 9/6/2003 |
Q: My 18 year old boyfriend has confided in me that he was repeatedly gang raped and beaten while being ...
A: Being an active listener (what you are already doing) is the best and greatest support that you can ...
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| post traumatic stress syndrome | 7/14/2003 |
Q: 5days ago ,a man was executed on my doorstep while we,and the children( 6 and 8 ), were sleeping, we ...
A: Wow. What a terrifying way to wake up. Kinda makes a person start looking for another planet to live ...
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| do symptons ever end? | 6/30/2003 |
Q: I will try to cut the background down to a brief summary. I am 38 years old. I was married when I ...
A: Talk about being between a rock and a hard place - you are trying to sleep there too. Even though ...
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| Mr. Bungard,
My son has... | 5/29/2003 |
Q: Mr. Bungard, My son has had symptoms I believe amount to PTSS. "When I lay down at night, I'm ...
A: Everything you have shared is quite familiar. Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt. I encourage ...
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| PTSD | 2/12/2003 |
Q: Steve, It looks like you have the background that may fit this question. How does a person deal with ...
A: Yup. This one grabs your soul. It is firmly my belief that killing a fellow human is not a natural ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress | 2/11/2003 |
Q: Can you suffer from PTSS if you do not remember the events that are affecting you - or would this be ...
A: We humans have some amazing ways of protecting ourselves whenever we are overwhelmed by an event. As ...
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| Posible PTSS | 2/11/2003 |
Q: Brungard, My name is Martijn and I have been dealing with panic and anxiety attracks for about 3 ...
A: In my world, any event that overwhelms a person is of prime concern and those of us who hold ...
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| general, post-traumatic stress | 12/6/2002 |
Q: sorry, this may be a really simple or ignorant question. i have a friend who has been diagnosed with ...
A: A traumatic experience that has overwhelmed a person will force them to adapt and to grow. They have ...
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| easiest way to cope | 11/26/2002 |
Q: Mr. Brungard, I recently caught my girlfriend of 4 years cheating on me. I had no warnings or ...
A: I'm very sad to hear about this. Not many events are more traumatic. I thought I might look into my ...
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| sexual abuse | 11/12/2002 |
Q: Ive just found out that i have ptsd, i was sexual abused most of my childhood, and tried to black it ...
A: We humans like to believe that time heals all wounds. But wanting to believe something does not make ...
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| Self-Diagnosis | 7/29/2002 |
Q: I grew up in a very dysfunctional family--father alcholic, mother bi-polar, father in and out of ...
A: J.; What you have in your experience is enough wisdom to guide you through the rest of this life ...
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| abuse | 4/16/2002 |
Q: I'm 55 years old. I grew up in an alcoholic and abusive home. I was married for 31 years to a very ...
A: Stress that is not fully resolved will accumulate and become an additional stressor the next day and ...
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| p.t.s. | 4/13/2002 |
Q: I believe I am suffering from post traumatic stress. Although as a Christian of 11 yrs, I expect ...
A: It's nice to hear from you and I appreciate you sharing this part of your life with me. We all must ...
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| Post-surgical problems | 3/11/2002 |
Q: I have a long history of surgical procedures for a lower back problem (chronic pilonidal sinus). I ...
A: I have the good fortune of only being able to imagine chronic lower back pain. I also see the pain ...
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| witness to horrible incident | 3/6/2002 |
Q: Less than 2 months ago I found the body of a man who had shot himself in the head, it was a horrible ...
A: I feel sad to learn that you have endured such a horrific event. I think even a medical examiner ...
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| Could I have PTSS? | 1/13/2002 |
Q: In the past year, I have nursed my mother through 8 weeks of her dying from lung cancer (she wanted ...
A: Does it matter to name it? How about "being human"? Ironic it is but "human beings" often have ...
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| post traumatic stress syndrome | 1/13/2002 |
Q: For the past five years, I have worked with street gang members and have been in many ...
A: Each society has a personality in much the same way as a person does. Each society can also develop ...
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| diagnostic criteria for DSM iv | 10/23/2001 |
Q: When doctors talk about post traumatic stress they often refer to DSM4 criteria to illustrate the ...
A: Have I got a deal for you! Go to this url: http://airtravelcenter.com/ptsd.htm and you will see a ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 9/19/2001 |
Q: 70-71 I was in Nam (flew coastal recon, south china sea, north Viet Nam and Hinan Island included) ...
A: Somehow, it has long seemed odd to me that we could so well face death in Vietnam yet have such ...
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| Post Tramatic Syndrome | 9/19/2001 |
Q: My son has just been admitted to a mental hospital and diagnosed with post tramatic syndrome. He is ...
A: It tears my heart out to see my children suffer even a little. Yet that is how we grow and learn and ...
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| Child Abuse | 8/8/2001 |
Q: As a child I was abused in every way possible. My childhood appeared to be normal until I went awy ...
A: I'm sure it does not feel like it to you but you are already ahead of the curve by your resolve to ...
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| EMOTIONLESS | 7/24/2001 |
Q: MY SISTER AND I WERE REMOVED FROM ALCOHOLIC, NEGLECFUL PARENTS AT AGES TWO AND THREE AND A HALF, ...
A: Don't sweat the religion stuff. My most fervent wish is that each person on earth, all six billion ...
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| Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome | 5/15/2001 |
Q: Brungard, I keep looking at all the information as to what can lead to PTSS; war,natural ...
A: While the legalistic criteria for ptss are well defined and somewhat restrictive, I believe it is ...
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| post tramatic stress | 1/23/2001 |
Q: my mother was murdered almost 10 years ago, the first year i was a mess. then i got back into my ...
A: I am deeply saddened to learn that your mother was taken from us. It is a terrible and wrongful ...
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| memory loss and ptsd | 1/15/2001 |
Q: For one thing I am finally glad to "meet" someone who uses the word survivor instead of victim. The ...
A: It is wonderful to chat with a survivor. If you come back later and ask the same question again, ...
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| behavior | 1/11/2001 |
Q: my husband has ptsd and is still waiting to get into therapy with the va clinic.we both don't ...
A: Ro; Thanks very much for writing. Since you mention the VA, I will think that your husband is among ...
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| residential treatment for post-traumatic stress | 1/2/2001 |
Q: An acquaintance is looking for a residential treatment center for post-traumatic stress. She's ...
A: Medical look up by category: http://www.intellihealth.com/ http://psychiatry.medscape.com/ ...
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| Neurofeedback | 1/1/2001 |
Q: I am currently using neurofeedback training to help me with anxiety following the birth of my ...
A: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and for the courage to manage your anxiety. I've ...
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| Body Chemistry | 11/13/2000 |
Q: I`ve been diagnosed with PTSD for two years. I`ve heard that it can change and distrupt body ...
A: The question you pose is actually a crucial concern for every one of us who endures a traumatic ...
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| Post-traumatic stress syndrome after childbirth | 10/16/2000 |
Q: My post traumatic stress syndrome seems so small in comparison to some others I have read but I have ...
A: I feel saddened to learn of your difficulty in childbirth. I guess we all accept that giving birth ...
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| could i have it | 8/11/2000 |
Q: In 1971 I joined the Army,I had just turned 17.The war in Nam was still going on.All I heard while I ...
A: The short answer is yes. Now, let me explain why. The human brain responds to demands just like a ...
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| post-traumatic stress syndrome | 8/7/2000 |
Q: Are there any physical symptoms and tests, like enzyme levels, for the syndrome?
A: There are discernable elevations of some neuro-transmitters and a diminishment of others. Hormone ...
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| 30+ years of misery | 7/30/2000 |
Q: I am a Vietnam vet who has trouble resting thru nights . I have moved over 40 times and have had ...
A: I'm glad to hear from a brother at arms and sad to learn that life is still dogging you. The brief ...
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| pharmacuticals altering the mind? | 6/15/2000 |
Q: I have PTSD and depression, and I have been on several different antidepresants for 5 years. Because ...
A: I'm sure you feel like you're caught between a rock and a hard spot. I was there too. I'm glad that ...
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| battered womans syndrome | 4/10/2000 |
Q: I am a 25 year old female and I was in an abusive relationship for nearly 3 years. Over a year ago I ...
A: I feel saddened and a bit frustrated to learn of the abuse you have had to endure. Males are ...
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| Med. | 3/5/2000 |
Q: After 3 years of sexual abuse i was diagnosed with PTSD. I did conseling and multiple medication ...
A: Welcome to life with PTSD. It seems that plan A isn't working very well for you. Will you let me ...
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