I Think i have PTSD i have all the symptoms. What should i do other then medications to help me deal with this

Question

PSTD(post traumatic stress disoder)

Answer 1

Medications can help. I advise you to find a good psychiatrist (don't go to your GP for this). I would also recommend some therapy, either individual or group sessions.

Answer 2

Use caution when approaching psychotherapy, as for me it ruined my life. Psychotherapy can be useful to some, but keep in mind it you tread onto open water and dredge up what could be a past laced with hurt and pain.

I innocently approached this after an ad in my paper stated "do you have vivid memories of past sexual abuse", and what started out as a quest for answers to my past, it turned into days and months of solid tears, black depression and a 9-yr walk through hell. I often thought, did I enter into this with open or closed eyes.

But once again, do not go on my experience. There are many competent therapists out there, and it's easy to look back and think why didn't I run out of there as fast as I could. Hindsight is 20/20.

I crawled through the depressive years and was finally diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. I am on the correct meds for this disorder and after 9 years am doing wonderfully. Thank goodness for good doctoring.

Best of luck, but buyer beware.

Answer 3

i had comparable subject as u do , and thank you LORD i replaced into healed , yet u understand what no longer in basic terms with the help of medicine , yet additionally with the help of cognitive scientific care , conversing scientific care and the main mandatory with the help of dealing with what's quite made my existence depressing , so i've got been given somewhat paper and that i wrote on it precisely what making my existence as a hell and started answering the questions , and u understand what i got here upon it in my recommendations the solutions the place there yet b/c of the scareness and nerve-racking to lots approximately my undertaking ought to no longer discover it , do the comparable and u would be ok , additionally plan ur customary existence, additionally i used the letter technique sending a letter to myself meant at homestead no longer with the help of placed up workplace and that i replaced into guffawing once I do answer my fairnes and phobia , i replaced into treating myself and that i'm the single that replaced into searching for help .

Answer 4

I also have PTSD there is a good book that helps you understand ptsd and also helps you learn coping skills the name of the book is

THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOURCEBOOK

tHE AUTHOR IS GLENN R. SCHIRALDI,Ph.D.

good luck and dont let it run your life.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

First Go to a specialist. Talk about it. and remember its not your fault. Xanax can relieve some of the symtoms. you will need a doctors precriction for this , also ambien for sleep helped me forget the terrible things that happened to me.

Answer 7

The thing that helped most with my PTSD was seeing a rape crisis counselor. She helped a lot. I also went on Ativan, and Celexa.

Answer 8

the ptsd workbook by mary beth williams is excellent and reccommended my many people. you could search the internet for forums, and i found cognitive behavioural therapy fairly effective...give it time, its not something you can recover from quickly, nor is it something that goes away if ignored. good luck.

Answer 9

Yoga, meditation, exercise.. the yoga will help relax your body. Just make sure no one can interrupt, so as not to scare the heck out of you...

Answer 10

i would encourage you to find some kind of support group/group therapy/individual therapy...medicine can't help by itself.