PTSD forums (An overview)

In this brief article, we will be discussing PTSD forum, the contents of a PTSD forum, the frequently asked questions in a PTSD forum, and more information about PTSD forum.

Different questions asked in PTSD forums

The following are the most frequent questions in these kinds of forums

PTSD (Confused, I just can’t understand why this is destroying me 25 years later?) PTSD forum question

Great Dane


This user has been a member of these forums for many years but is still lacking from this psychological disorder. This user has stated that he has been getting irritated and angry a lot due to his symptoms.

The user is not interested with company at this time when he was suffering. He was asking if what he should when his symptoms are making him weird and stuffy. 

Responses

MarkJT

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This user has been dedicated in therapies that can help heal this psychological disorder. The user has dedicated himself to exposure therapy by getting a course on this therapy.

This user has stated that the important thing to know about this psychological disorder is that it can recover at the right time. The following are websites that the questioning user can follow to help him cope with this psychological disorder:

• https://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/complex-trauma/effects-of-complex-trauma
  
• https://www.blueknot.org.au/Helpline
  
  

There are also other things that this user has done to help him recover from this psychological disorder such as the following:

• Mindfulness – love it. Learn it. Helps keep one calm when anxious feelings arise and helps keep one feel grounded when one is feeling a depressive mode.
• Exercise – You ran. Nowone knows running is not for everybody but certainly physical exercise is really healthy.
• Diet – improved one’s diet and cut out a fair bit of sugar.
  Was kind to oneself. When one was having a bad day, one was just kind to oneself. Took it easy.
  Again, great to have you here. Hope to hear more from you.
  
  
  

SubduedBlues


This user approves the post of the previous responder. This user would recommend that the questioning user looks at these websites for the cure.

This user has been having a hard time remembering the traumatic experience which might not be a good sign of the healing process working. However, the user did not stop thinking about the welfare of the questioning user.

Croix


This user was also supporting this questioning user for the healing needed for this psychological disorder. It is not easy coping with this psychological disorder, especially if they come too late.

This user stated the story of how this psychological disorder appeared in the user’s life and this was associated with stress as well. This user is hoping for the best that can happen to the questioning user which is the healing this questioning user is searching.


Owl Blossom

This user is coming up to 17 in early April and this user was diagnosed with this psychological disorder when the user was about 13. This user suffered this psychological disorder because of an entire childhood, up until the user was 12, of abuse. 

This user was medicated and without it, the user is lost. Believe this user, the professionals tried decreasing it last year and that did not work. 

Because of the medication, the user got past this psychological disorder. Or so the user thought. 

The user hasn’t suffered this psychological disorder in years but now it’s coming back and, yes, the user is struggling. However, the user was also surviving. 

Last year, a friend made a comment and said that if someone comes out of 12 years of abuse with this psychological disorder, they must be pretty weak. Yes, this user was a wreck for the rest of the day. 

However, the user confronted him. Because when he said that, it made the user realize that the user is not weak for surviving with this psychological disorder. 

The user is strong for surviving. So, yes, this psychological disorder is tough. 

It’s really tough in fact for affected people. However, it’s manageable in the long run. 

Despite it not being entirely in control right now, the user had it controlled for 3-4 years so the user knows it’s possible. What you need to do, is try to work out what your triggers are at the moment. 

Some might be obvious to you and it disturbs the user when the user is drunk and upset/angry. Some you can’t quite put your finger on and the user knows the user’s sister coming to live with us is a trigger but I don’t know exactly what it is about her or the situation, that is triggering the user. 

Some might seem ridiculous for you. The smallest thing is being told that you can just be moved around to suit her. 

What you then need to do is find the root problem, feeling disposable, forgotten, unworthy and so on. So yes, this psychological disorder is hard, but it is manageable. 

It may also come up for seemingly no reason after a long time at the moment. For the user, 3 years, for you, 25 years. 

However, something is triggering it and finding that trigger is the key to control this psychological disorder.

How to use triggers as a means to recovery? In a PTSD forum

You can use triggers as a means to recovery by getting exposed to them little by little. You will need to be determined in this step since you will be dealing with them with the deep emotions that come with them as well.

You can try some mental exposure first where you can get used to seeing the traumatic stimuli in your mind. You can then move on to seeing the stimuli whether a person or an object in the real environment and you should be warned that deep emotions are going to try to keep you down.

You need to know that this psychological disorder builds on your fear about the traumatic memory that you have gone through. You should try to bring it in its opposite to open doors that could lead to your recovery.

You need to be able to feel them try to hurt you but you will be resilient in the long run. You will get the respect you deserve for yourself to help you get this obstacle across. 

The Process

The following is the process of making these triggers as tickets to your recovery:
 

• Compile a list of your triggers somewhere. What specifically triggers you in life right now?
• Categorize your triggers as realistic or unrealistic somewhere. You may want outside opinions on this kind of dilemma if you are confused.
• Devise a simple plan for exposure, starting gradually, building up to extreme with these kinds of triggers.
• Review your cognitive biases depending on your immediate thoughts and reactions to the trigger and have counter-statements prepared to confirm the unrealistic aspect of the trigger at hand.
• Put your plan into action, using your cognitive counter statements to confirm the unrealistic response to the trigger of your psychological disorder.
• Constantly review, measure, adjust and continue until you have desensitized yourself to the trigger and cognitively realigned your mental association from negative to neutral or positive to the kind of trigger.
• Anything positive you obtain in healing trauma or learning to manage this kind of psychological disorder typically transposes into other areas of healing and management, progressively making recovery faster and easier.
  

You might have even done something different and don’t mind sharing it to others who are also suffering from this psychological disorder.

Responses

scout86

This user does this all the time with little things. And, if the user didn’t, the user is sure that the user will be trapped at home. 

Some things are more difficult than others and the user’s therapist who also likes this approach has been a lot of help when the user can’t find a better way to think about something on the user’s own way. As an example, a few months ago the user got lost on the way to a meeting. 

Lots of traffic, big city, too much to watch out for to be effectively hypervigilant as the user felt it. The user called someone for directions. 

She gave the user too many choices. More overload on the user’s part.

 The user eventually said the user quits the organization. She said that wasn’t an option on the user’s part. 

So the user said the user was skipping the meeting and going home. The user did. 

The user had driven over 100 miles to get there. It was tempting to say to never go there again. 

But then, what’s going to be the next thing to never going to do again. The user talked this over with the therapist. 

Figured out things the user could have done better. Studied the route online, in satellite view, so the user could see it pretty realistically. 

Made the drive in the user’s head. Planned every what would I do if scenario the user could imagine and came up with plans on how to effectively handle them. 

The next meeting wasn’t exactly a relaxing drive but the user made it. The user had trouble driving in heavy traffic while trying to read street signs. 

The user probably needs to practice getting lost. Anyway, this isn’t easy, but it beats the heck out of agoraphobia in the user.

Changing4Best

This user was hesitant in being with a man again but was able to try to flirt to a man who seems interested in the user. The user decides to think of the positivity that can surround this flirtation.

Conclusion 

In this brief article, we have discussed PTSD forum, the contents of a PTSD forum, the frequently asked questions in a PTSD forum, and more information about PTSD forum.

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Citations

Beyond Blue. Online forum.

My PTSD. How to use triggers as a means to recovery?.