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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 621018" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Kathy, hugs and encouragement to you as you walk this path. I so agree that PTSD is a part of our lives as we have been in a war zone for years, many of us. We have been trying to protect another person from daily air raids, covering their bodies with ours as the bullets come and come and come. And it's the failure to protect someone we love so much that rattles us to our core. </p><p></p><p>Of course we have PTSD. This, from the Mayo Clinic about PTSD:</p><p></p><p>"Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms typically start within three months of a traumatic event. In a small number of cases, though, PTSD symptoms may not appear until years after the event. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are generally grouped into three types: intrusive memories, avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotional arousal (hyperarousal).</p><p></p><p>Symptoms of intrusive memories may include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event for minutes or even days at a time</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Upsetting dreams about the traumatic event</li> </ul><p>Symptoms of avoidance and emotional numbing may include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Feeling emotionally numb</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avoiding activities you once enjoyed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hopelessness about the future</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Memory problems</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trouble concentrating</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Difficulty maintaining close relationships</li> </ul><p>Symptoms of anxiety and increased emotional arousal may include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Irritability or anger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Overwhelming guilt or shame</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trouble sleeping</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Being easily startled or frightened</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hearing or seeing things that aren't there</li> </ul><p>Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can come and go."</p><p></p><p>I have had many of these symptoms over the past four years, Kathy, but I didn't know this is what it was, and I just did my usual thinking, well, I'm okay, he is more important. I am so glad you are breaking that cycle and doing what YOU need to keep moving forward. This information from the Mayo Clinic talks about "an event"; what if the event just keeps on happening? Wow. It is good to put a name to it.</p><p></p><p>Bless you today, as YOU take care of you, which I am sure is long, long overdue and you turn your precious daughter over to a power greater than yourself, whatever you believe that is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 621018, member: 17542"] Kathy, hugs and encouragement to you as you walk this path. I so agree that PTSD is a part of our lives as we have been in a war zone for years, many of us. We have been trying to protect another person from daily air raids, covering their bodies with ours as the bullets come and come and come. And it's the failure to protect someone we love so much that rattles us to our core. Of course we have PTSD. This, from the Mayo Clinic about PTSD: "Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms typically start within three months of a traumatic event. In a small number of cases, though, PTSD symptoms may not appear until years after the event. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are generally grouped into three types: intrusive memories, avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotional arousal (hyperarousal). Symptoms of intrusive memories may include: [LIST] [*]Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event for minutes or even days at a time [*]Upsetting dreams about the traumatic event [/LIST] Symptoms of avoidance and emotional numbing may include: [LIST] [*]Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event [*]Feeling emotionally numb [*]Avoiding activities you once enjoyed [*]Hopelessness about the future [*]Memory problems [*]Trouble concentrating [*]Difficulty maintaining close relationships [/LIST] Symptoms of anxiety and increased emotional arousal may include: [LIST] [*]Irritability or anger [*]Overwhelming guilt or shame [*]Self-destructive behavior, such as drinking too much [*]Trouble sleeping [*]Being easily startled or frightened [*]Hearing or seeing things that aren't there [/LIST] Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can come and go." I have had many of these symptoms over the past four years, Kathy, but I didn't know this is what it was, and I just did my usual thinking, well, I'm okay, he is more important. I am so glad you are breaking that cycle and doing what YOU need to keep moving forward. This information from the Mayo Clinic talks about "an event"; what if the event just keeps on happening? Wow. It is good to put a name to it. Bless you today, as YOU take care of you, which I am sure is long, long overdue and you turn your precious daughter over to a power greater than yourself, whatever you believe that is. [/QUOTE]
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