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PTSD : Post Traumatic Stress Disorder .. Do you have this or know some1 who does

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 11 Apr 13

Have you ever known someone who suffers from PTSD or perhaps yourself have it?I have PTSD and this is a condition that a person develops after experiencing some serious trauma in one's life.. many times soldiers come home from war...

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kaui_808 @kaui_808 (191) • United States 7 Nov 08

I've noticed there hasn't been any recent discussions on PTSD and wanted to see if there are MyLotters out there that maybe still dealing with this disorder. I'm a...well nothing really. I'm not a wife, not a fiance really,...

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Powerlessness over bi-polar disorder

christyharts @christyharts (2) • United States 19 Jul 07

I have lived with bi-polar, also known as manic depression for years. I'm mostly in the depressive state, but I have my manic "up" times as well. One day everything will be fine, I have energy to do things, I love everyone. Then...

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do you suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or know of someone who does?

jeannebean @jeannebean (73) • United States 8 Jul 07

It can be a horrific ordeal, a traumatizing one, that brings on PTSD, but it is not something to be taken lightly, nor something that will just "go away"... Do you suffer from PTSD, or perhaps know of someone who suffers from...

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Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? There is Effective Treatment!

Snickey @Snickey (157) • United States 13 Jun 07

Hi to all who are suffering from PTSD! I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT A VERY EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE TREATMENT KNOWN AS EMDR (EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING)! If you have viewed some of the discussions that I have...

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Symptoms of PTSD & Complex PTSD

QualityBookReviews @QualityBookReviews (63) • United States 11 Mar 07

Common symptoms of PTSD & Complex PTSD that sufferers generally report are experiencing hypervigilence (feels like paranoia but isn't) an exaggerated startle response irritability sudden angry or violent outbursts, flashbacks,...

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Can we heal after a traumatic birth?

fluffleshark @fluffleshark (810) • Ireland 5 Jan 07

When I gave birth to my beloved daughter a year ago, I had what was for me an absolutely horrific birth, physically and emotionally. I have such a lot of emotions still concerning it - anger, sadness, resentment, disbelief,...

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My friend is a murderer.

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 21 Dec 06

I'm not sure how to react to him or be around him now. I found out that he killed someone back during the Vietnam War. He had been in a prisoner camp and just been released less than a week before when he saw a protester peeing...

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How Vietnam Changed My Father

prudence23 @prudence23 (25) • United States 13 Nov 06

First, reflect on the lyrics to this Johnny Cash song, "Drive On:" I got a friend named Whiskey Sam He was my boonierat buddy for a year in Nam He said is my country just a little off track Took 'em twenty-five years to...

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