How do you deal with a partner / family member / kid which is suffering from ptsd ?Sometimes i just don't know how to go on.
I don't need any infos about PTSD . I just would like to know how to keep strong without giving up .
2007-06-04 16:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
my english sucks (i know )
2007-06-04 16:31:34 · update #1
A person can be so emotionally close to a mentally ill person that they share their feelings and behaviors. It is called empathy. You can also be the target of a PTSD patients anger outbursts and fears so it is paramount you don't allow yourself to take it personally. The paranoid thinking and anger outbursts are a symptom of aberrant thinking and do not represent the patients normal behavior.
It is sometimes necessary to distance yourself emotionally from the partner and regroup. A PTSD support group may help in this. Type "PTSD family support groups" into Yahoo! search and a number of links with info on on-line and offline support groups in your area, will come up.
I hope this helps. Good luck, good health, peace and love!
2007-06-04 17:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Mac 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One really big thing is not to lose yourself. A lot of individuals living with someone with a MI spend so much time focusing on them and on helping them that they lose themselves. Make sure that you are doing activities to help keep yourself grounded and activities that you really enjoy. Make sure YOU have a good support group---friends, family, therapist, etc.--an individual that can listen and understand what you are going through. Try to keep a positive attitude--there are days that is super hard, but remember, the next day will be better. Also, remember that the individual that you are living with or helping that does have PTSD is first and foremost someone who is very important to you and that they are not the PTSD, it is just something they have---separate the individual from the mental illness.
2007-06-04 16:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just burn out and is natural. Most caregivers do get burn out at some point or another. A good example is my mother. She is with my father 24/7 and he's in mid stage Alzheimer's. She has breakdowns every once in a while and can't stand him. It's normal and happens to the best of us. De stress as much as you can and take a break if possible...even if it's just to get out of the house for a bit.
What you are experiencing is not weakness...far from it. We all cannot keep up the pace needed to care for someone with a serious condition without a pause ourselves. Good luck.
2007-06-04 16:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by bobble242 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
See stress at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on page 7, and practise one of the 5 relaxation methods on page 2 daily, and when needed. It's also worth checking out the section on PTSD, on page 6, as there are treatments like EFT, and guided meditations, which you may not have encountered, or got them to try, and if it helps them, it helps you!
2007-06-04 17:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is such a thing as shared psycosis disorder, living with someone, who is no matter what they call it ,Just not thinking right or acting as people normaly do is soooooooooo stressfull before you can begin being their for them you yourself need to seek help just to deal with the person that you are helping, and to maintain your health as well.
2007-06-04 16:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by collegegrllstress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋