Anyone had P.T.S.D from a bereavement before? If so what treatment did you have and was it sucessful?

Question

Thanks, over and out Sir tuna.

Answer 1

I have PTSD from a bereavement.

I am receiving counselling and telephone support from people who specialise in PTSD. I been having this for about 17months and I know there is no way I could cope without their help. They are helping me to manage my flashbacks and deal with my emotions which were froze out at the time due to shock and traumatization.

http://www.traumatic-stress.freeserve.co.uk/
This is their website which will give you more details on the help and support they provide.

I know I still have a long way to go, but I am definitely making steady progress.

Answer 2

PTSD is a 'mental health disorder' and needs to be 'seen and treated as such' by a properly trained counselor. PTSD can be a 'temporary problem' but most PTSD is something a person with it will have to learn to 'deal with' for the rest of their lives. DO NOT ASSUME that all 'counselors' are capable of 'dealing with' PTSD ... you MUST ASK THEM what their 'training is' in dealing with this disorder, and you should probably 'reject' any that says 'I just treat the individual symptoms and thus treat the disorder' ... because THAT DOESN'T WORK.
I've got PTSD, not from a 'bereavement' but from several different traumas in my life. I am also a trained 'psychological counselor' ... but the best 'treatment' I ever got for my PTSD was from a 'counselor' who was 'trained specifically in the treatement of people with PTSD' ... who actually changed 'jobs' coincidentally with my treatment 'ending' and who now 'trains others to treat people with PTSD' ...
Finding a 'proper' therapist can take much 'time' and research, but if you or someone you love has PTSD then you should take the time and do the research to find a 'proper therapist' ... and the treatment may take time ... I was 'in treatment' for almost two years ... but it does 'help' ... the person with PTSD will learn to 'look inside' to see that s/he is not 'responsible for the trauma' and will also learn ways to 'deal with the symptoms' of PTSD. I still don't like 'crowds' in any situation, and I still get very 'anxious' and find 'clear thought' difficult when there's 'too much going on around me' ... but I am 'at peace inside myself' and that means more to me than being just 'able to cope' in the world.

Answer 3

Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is an anxiety disorder that often follows from a severely traumatic event (whether it happened to you personally or you witnessed it). In general, examples of such events include military combat, rape/abuse, an automobile accident, or living through a natural disaster or terrorist incident. Usually, PTSD symptoms involve re-living the event over and over again in your mind, having enduring nightmares, or experiencing feelings of intense fear. If the person you are mourning died in a horrific way and you witnessed it, it is possible that your symptoms are in line with PTSD. Otherwise, if you have feelings of great helplessness and sadness due to the death of a loved one, it is possible that you may be depressed instead or experiencing grief - which is a very natural and common reaction. Regardless, I think that you should make an appointment with a mental health professional who can better diagnose what is going on and how to best treat it.

In the meantime, to learn more about PTSD and depression, feel free to visit the following links: http://emotional.health.ivillage.com/anxietydisorders/posttraumaticstressdisorder.cfm AND http://emotional.health.ivillage.com/depressionbipolar/?general=search_primary,

Answer 4

Bereavement counselling is the best thing. Yes you could suffer PTSD from a death, but usually if you actually see the death and it isn't pleasant. There is a drug that helps with it also. Sertraline.
Counselling is usually quite successful. Time is the greatest healer though. Believe it.

Answer 5

Pickles got it Time is the great healer!!