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• http://www.facebook.com/fernandezlam Lisa Castillo Fernandez

  Hey friends in the Social services field this is god reading.

  • Anonymous

     Hi Lisa — Thanks!

• Dr. Lynn K. Jones

  Thanks for sharing this with us.  Packed with information and so clear!

• mystery author

  I associate PTSD with combat vets and was surprised to learn that twice as many women as men suffer from it.

  • Anonymous

    I think many now associate PTSD with military only, and it can be surprising that PTSD comes from a number of areas.   I’m glad there’s an awareness day like this one that enables information like this to surface!

• Eric

  I’m a combat vet in recovery and diagnosed with ptsd, I share with a
  great passion the shedding of light on this very complex topic. I must
  also say that the infographic is the best thing since kneaded MRE peanut
  butter and jelly.

  Keep up the great work here folks, we need you.

  Semper Fidelis.

  • Anonymous

     Thank you for everything YOU do Eric!   We hope your road to recovery is a swift one.   

• Tbchambers

  I was diagnosed with PTSD after I watched my home burn down, and I have always felt bad about the diagnoses I did not go through anything as bad as our soldiers have.  I though it was better till about 6 months ago and the panic attacks have come back and I live in FL now where there is no free mental health services, so I guess I just need to figure out a way to deal with it.

  • http://www.jennpedde.com JPedde

    Are there any counseling centers close by?  or maybe in a town over?   

  • http://twitter.com/IAOPTSDBLOG Eric Hughes

    That’s heartbreaking; and your own trauma shouldn’t be judged, gauged,
    or minimized by what we as Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and those
    of the Coast Guard (active duty or veteran) have experienced in the
    defense of our country. I’m certainly not going to do that. All my respect and best wishes to you.

  • Elizabeth

    your  not alone

  • Tbchambers

    Thank you all for your responses….I have not looked at this site for quite some time and did not realize anyone even posted to my post….I still suffer and try to use what I have learned in the past…I have also recently moved and hope to find a group of counselor here…I hate the way PTSD makes me feel….I was in my late 40′s when it happened and I know how I was before….I wish I could feel like that again…tbchamber

• ghostrider189er

  you people with “Titles” think you know something about PTSD ??? how about being a Vietnam Veteran with a rateing of 100% percent PTSD and was tramatized in a dental chair over a bet by a Dr. and his little gang of “Titles”
  at the USC/VA hospital over a bet by the “Dr” to keep his son (drug problems)in school and i was the “Victim” of professional Stupidity and “Gutted” of all my teeth(3yrs.in a drug induced stupor 12-14hrs a day in dental chair) as a lab rat and it was justified due to my disability of PTSD. A blame the patient sydrome and i have lost all respect for “Titles such as Dr.Jones or a MFC/MSW ??? just a first name would be fine as i find you all silly and i sure wish i could go to a Dr. as i have not seen one in 11yrs and i am a single parent who raised a daughter and put her thru school without useing someone for “Greed/Money reasons? i just hope that all the “Titles” got at least a blow job from an intern as i didn`t even get a kiss and i again was the “Victim” of professional Stupid i.e. titles.  needless to say you destroyed my smile and what little  life i was able to put together and am know  living in a constant hell due to trust in a Doctor ???                                                                                              ghostrider 189er

  • http://twitter.com/IAOPTSDBLOG Eric Hughes

    Ghostrider I’m 100% disabled for combat ptsd myself through the VA . With all do respect, without this kind of awareness, nothing changes and that’s what we want – “change”. You can never have enough ammo run up the hill to you.

    Thank you for your service; you represent the very shoulders of those giants, that we, the younger generations, walk on.

  • Thomas Mahany

    ghostrider.My name is Tom I am a Vietnam Vet and the founder of Honor for ALL, a grass roots orgasnization of vets working for vets to end the stigma of invisible wounds and stop the needless loss of veterans to suicide. If you want to see a doctor you can do so for free by contacting Give An Hour, another non-profit organized to help vets  http://www.giveanhour.org/skins/gah/home.aspx or just call  240-328-6036
    Their providers can help in the following areas: 
    Individual Services Marital Services Family Services Group CounselingChild and Adolescent Services Parent Guidance Post-Traumatic Stress Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Pastoral Counseling Grief and Loss Traumatic Brain Injury Anger Management Anxiety Separation/Divorce Sexual Abuse 

• Proudcapmarine

  I have PTSD from a year living24/7 in a Vietnamese peasant-farming village.  You can read some of my experiences at:  http://www.CapVeterans.com    

• Lweaver0305

  I was diagnosed with PTSD after watching my fiancee commit suicide 12/19/2007. I thought for a long time that I didn’t fit some of the criteria and that maybe I was misdiagnosed. Perhaps I was in denial. The more I live with it day to day the more real it is for me. I suffer now with alot of hypervigilance and I scare very easily. I still have flashbacks and nightmares. I have been in counseling for over a year now and my therapist is a wonderful lady and that is so important. You must have somebody that at the very least can do a good job pretending to care because if not I don’t believe that the counseling can work. My hope is that one day I can work through this and return to some form of normality. I just want to feel safe again.

  • Anonymous

     Hi Lweaver — thank you so much for sharing your story here.   It makes me happy to hear that you have a counselor that is helping you.  It’s so true that they can really make all the difference.  It is my hope that with the help of those around you, that you work through this and have a swift recovery. 

• Hartz_gregory

  As a disabled Veteran (PTSD), I’m exploring my options for my MSW next year. Having maintained a 3.78 GPA @ The Northern Arizona University’s BSW program. The major issue all providers (Private and VA) will need to face is TRUST! 

  • Anonymous

    Hi Gregory — that’s great that you’re thinking about getting an MSW.  Are you thinking about USC?    And thank you for sharing your story above as well.   I’m glad that you were at least able to have a positive experience at your local ER. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1206256166 Steve Kimball

    Greg could you send me an email please.  lstevenkimball@gmail.com Thanks!

• Gregory Hartz

  This is an example of the service I received last Thursday>>>As, a followup to my prior comment>>>  @font-face {
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  And…To make matters worse
  for me…I was having a full blown panic attack from PTSD last Thursday
  afternoon..I had my wife drive me over to our local VA Hospital (Prescott,AZ)
  for help! While waiting for what seemed to be hours for me, I stepped outside
  for a cigarette to help calm me, as the waiting room was a rather chaotic
  environment… While returning to the ER, I was stopped by a VA Police Officer
  for putting the cigarette out on the ground. I advised him of my ongoing stress
  issues and walked away from him, as he had his hand placed on his side arm.
  Again and again he followed me around the hospital attempting to speak with or
  provoke me, as he seemed to always have his hand placed on his pistol…After I
  repeatedly requested for him to drop the issue or issue a citation for
  littering, he finally returned to his VA cruiser and sped off in a rush! Is
  this anyway to treat a Disabled Veteran in his time of crisis? I am now fearful
  to obtain help from our local VA. Saturday I had another panic attack and had
  to use the Yavapai Regional Medical Center (at our expense) and this was for
  the obvious reason, that I no longer felt safe at the local VA. I had a
  positive experience at the local ER was treated with understanding and
  compassion. This was an abusive event and I would like any information this
  site has to offer in resolving this matter before one of my fellow Arizona
  Veterans is killed at the hands of the Police while seeking care
   

• http://www.facebook.com/aceyourcollegeclasses Aycc Owner

  http://www.aceyourcollegeclasses.com
  This site offers students in College the opportunity to post questions that they are struggling with and get homework help fast! It also offers students to earn money while uploading tutorials and answering questions. The site pays out a hefty 75% for all tutorials sold compared to other sites. Aceyourcollegeclasses.com is on the rise with helping College students get the grades they deserve. It is free to join and takes about a minute to register.

• http://www.facebook.com/aceyourcollegeclasses Aycc Owner

  http://www.aceyourcollegeclasses.com
  This site offers students in College the opportunity to post questions that they are struggling with and get homework help fast! It also offers students to earn money while uploading tutorials and answering questions. The site pays out a hefty 75% for all tutorials sold compared to other sites. Aceyourcollegeclasses.com is on the rise with helping College students get the grades they deserve. It is free to join and takes about a minute to register.

• http://twitter.com/SheerZed Sheer Zed

  Thank you for posting this helpful and well designed infographic, which I will re-blog with a credited link to further understanding of this crippling and life changing condition. Raising awareness is absolutely critical in fostering a supportive and caring atmosphere towards sufferers, enlighten carers and give those that wish to implement violence as a solution to human problems a second, third and fourth thought before following through. Being severely physically assaulted by a schizophrenic parent aged three to near death certainly gives a human being a very different and somewhat miasmic view on existence. I sincerely hope that this subject is discussed, shared, supported and research funded.  

  • Anonymous

     Thank you so much for sharing your story, as well as continuing to spread this important information!  It’s always great to hear that out of a negative situation comes a positive outlook. 

• Belisemobaby

  My husband has ptsd from working the events of September 11th. I am trying to find him someone that can adequately help him in dealing with this event effectively as well as a support group,  Any suggestions?

  • Anonymous

    Where are you located?   I can look into some resources for you… 

    • Belisemobaby

      west palm beach, Florida location

      • Anonymous

        We have identified this agency in West Palm Beach that is a National Council member organization the provides a number of services.  Please reach out to them, and they will be able to provide you with the resources you will need:   http://www.jeromegoldencenter.org.  Let us know if there’s anything else you need.

  • Mbrya023

    I also have PTSD from working with the Red Cross at Ground Zero after 9/11.  Your hubby can email me if he would like, mbrya023@odu.edu

• Belisemobaby

  My husband has ptsd from working the events of September 11th. I am trying to find him someone that can adequately help him in dealing with this event effectively as well as a support group,  Any suggestions?

• martha

  Craniosacral therapy has been found to help with PTSD and should be available to our Vets

• http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=709832080 Elizabeth McBain

  i   think  i  suffer  from  his  ptsd  but  not  real  sure  how  can  i  find  out  cause  there’s a  reason i’m  angry  all the time , with  certain  people i care about ,  but  yet  i  cannot  sem to control  my  anger  and  mouth ,  i  need  help   i  am  sure  of  it

  • Anonymous

    Hi Elizabeth,  If you think this is something you may be facing, I would strongly encourage asking your doctor, or seek out local resources to help you through this tough time.   

• nightowl

  I was diagnosed after almost 30 years of working in a mental facility, injured twice before ptsd was considdered.  Yes, a mental facility, but that was in 1999 & not much was out there for civilians.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you for sharing, nightowl.  I’m glad you’re at least now able to understand what you’ve been going through with the recent advancements in PTSD.

• Wendy

  Thanks for the infographic.  I think it’s great that the word is getting out that PTSD affects many of us for different reasons. I had surgery at 3 weeks old and anesthesia was not used. Instead, I was likely given a muscle paralyzer. It was only in the 1980s that using anesthetic for invasive medical procedures on infants became routine. Before this, it was thought that the anesthesia might kill the baby. Also, the medical profession professed that babies did not feel pain and would not remember invasive procedures. I share on my blog myincision.wordpress.com the many ways that I’ve learned to cope with PTSD.  Counseling helped enormously, but it did not cure me entirely. On the blog, I share my writing and artwork, hoping to connect with others experiencing PTSD.  Let’s help each other.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you for sharing your story, and your blog, Wendy.   I’m sure it will help many with PTSD and who have gone through what you’ve gone through.  

• Clwalker

  as a up and coming MSW taking the Military Sub-Concentration based on the high need, my respect for our warriors, my friend of 30 yeras who is 90% disabled with PTSD and TBI, this is a wonderful resource to have found. Very real life. Thank you to all of you who suffer and continue to deal with your lives as best as you can for sharing with us. Peace be with you. 

• http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1206256166 Steve Kimball

  I suffer from PTSD and have the “disability of 100%”. Its from Combat and years investigating crimes. My best guess at this point is that it really doesn’t matter how you got it, what matters is getting help and learning to cope and live with it, the best you can.  If you feel you could living better with it then get counseling from someone who specializes in PTSD.  It has helped me.  PTSD is a Prison or a Hurricane existence that alters your life and that of those around you.  Anyone who plans to work in the field with PTSD ought to be doing it for the right reason because it requires a lot of passion to do it successfully from what I have seen.  As you read below most Vets will let you have it if they think your heart isn’t in it.  It is a little hard hearing about people going into it because of the growing need and market–I think those people are in for it.  Best wishes to all.

• http://www.aclscertification.com online acls course

  As a fewllow PTSD sufferer, I commend you.

• IRUN4U

  I now see what the veterans deal with when it comes to PTSD. In a six year period I went through a divorce, watched my boyfriend die right before my eye’s on his birthday and lost my home and everying in it from a fire. I have pushed every man that try’s to get close to me away. The last one I was mean and said hurftul things to him. I wanted him to hate me so he would never come back. I try to trust and open up but my fear of losing them makes me shut them out. I don’t want to care for them, how sad is that. I tought this was temporary after the fire but now three yaers latter I see I still suffer from it.    

• smithie_h

  i have had PTSD since 2005. i am 17 years old. No one can imagine how hard life is being 11 years old, no father, depression, and anxiety attacks. i go to therepy now (i am starting next week)
  i am also doing a project on ptsd and need to interview 1 person who specializes in ptsd and 1 regular person with ptsd.
  if interested, please email me at: smithie_h777@aol:disqus.com (no caps)

• http://www.facebook.com/piried David Pirie

  How do I get a hard copy?

• Lost&confused

  I thought my condition was only short trem but I see I’m still affected by PTSD. In a six year period I went thourgh a divorce of a 20yr marriage, my boyfriend of three yrs passed away on his birthday, lost my home an all it’s contents from a fire. I never took meds of any kind. I want to have a man in my life but when they get close I push them away. I want to stop doing that but just not sure how. 

• Michelle Fitton

  is this poster available?

• Beverly Woodard

  Thank you USC  School of Social Work for all of the facts presented regarding our soldiers past and present.  The facts and figures regarding those who are most likely to suffer PTSD.  Trauma is painful for all who suffer and your information helps spread some education, which creates more opportunities .. 

• Michael Orbent, RN

  I dealt with PTSD after getting out of nursing school and dealing with some personal battles. Thank you for sharing this and I hope those who have battled and suffered continue to do the best they can. I’m doing much better now thankfully and working full time as a nurse instructor at http://www.aclscertification.com/ . Still have my battles daily but it is much better than what it was after nursing school.

• just me

  I have had PTSD for over 10 years…… my two youngest sons died. I could never begin to tell you how very hard that has been. Can you please share what are the best ways to treat PTSD

• Ruth Bosley

  The VA in the Gulf Coast does not recognize this disorder, my hubby can’t get approved for any help and I’m over being abused because of his behavior. He’s furious with me right now and I can’t do anything right, this comes in waves and I’m tired of the ride.