Her memories of the incidents frequently are "triggered" and bring with them a flood of anger and pain, often at times when she is not in a safe place. Can you please outline some steps to help her cope with the memories and pain? How can she recover?
She experiences Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:
1. Experiencing the catastrophic, traumatic event again and again.
2. Intrusive memories or images associated with the event spontaneously "triggered" and evoke panic, terror, fearfulness, grief, or anger. Including daytime fantasies, nightmares, or flashbacks.
3. Avoidance, or numbing attempts to keep from being triggered by avoiding certain people, places, or things to block out the unwanted images and feelings.
4. Increased arousal. Those with PTSC have a fear of being re-traumatized, with feelings of anxiety, panic, hypervigilance, or paranoia!
5. Decreased functioning. Symptoms are significant, causing a decrease in the person's ability to function in relations.
2007-11-05 06:46:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
This is the most difficult psychological problem to over come.
And rarely do people get over this even with professional help. ( this line is not a typo, I did not intend to say without )
Only with a miracle from the LORD do peop[le with this back ground get over it.
People in Biblical Counselling get relief more often than those in secular counseling, or getting Pastoral counselling from some one who only has secular training.
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2007-11-05 09:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been in that position. It's a lot easier for me to talk about it now...it's been five years since I was first crippled with PTSD, and it took two years of therapy to get to the point where I could function mostly normally.
A person who suffers from PTSD should go get therapy. There are plenty of sexual assault centers all over the U.S., and most of them offer free or nearly free therapy.
A rape crisis hotline would have information on whether or not there is a sexual assault center in the area.
I will ALWAYS be grateful for what my therapist did for me. I'm a much happier, more secure person than I was five years ago!
2007-11-05 13:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After seven years I'm still trying to figure that out. I no longer wake up screaming, but I'm still terrified of going to a mental hospital see sources for why.
Don't give up on her and don't let her give up on herself!
Time is a major factor, mostly what you do with the time.
Talk therapy is good, one on one. PTSD groups can be tough because stories can trigger, but it's a safe environment. Recovery is very much dependent upon what she puts into it.
It's not easy, but it's possible.
2007-11-05 11:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by Joe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Therapy is the best solution, especially if you find one that will make you re-experience the pain so that you make a CONSCIOUS and informed decision of moving on without blaming yourself. One thing for sure, you may never completely forgive the person or forget the harm that was inflicted upon you but your life will definitely be 'easier' & even more worthwhile.
2016-04-02 06:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her into therapy. She will need someone to work with her to learn to deal with what she has been through. There will always be triggers and she will never get over it completely, but it can be more bearable if she gets the proper help to be able to process her emotions and make the best of it when it happens.
2007-11-05 06:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lola23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it can take years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it certainly depends on the length of the trauma. was
there any escapes, at all? how often and how young did
it start? childhood abuse ( birth to 8 years) can scar
one all life long as one doesn't know how to say No and
be heard. the flashbacks are a living hell. they occur anytime
a trigger is opened ( smells, sounds, images, time-of
day and people-types) and last until the stimulus is gone!
to help is to be there for that person. and Not abandon
them again during the trauma.( once alone, always alone!)
2007-11-05 07:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by Judy E. T 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She should think about doing talk therapy. She needs to talk about the experiences and the feelings associated with them with a view to letting go the effects they had and continue to have.
2007-11-05 07:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close friends and family she knows and loves need to be with her...do NOT let anybody negative interfere with her at all.She dont need that. You probably need to get her into counseling or some kind of help immediatly, if you cant afford it look into like MHMR, ot family practice or anything. She need help and she need it now. You dont need to be on Answers, you need to be on the phone trying to find her REAL help!!!!She will probably never fully recover, but the environment she around, and the people as long as they are positive will help.Let her know shes loved, and NEVER EVER give up on her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-05 06:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Been there , done it ,got the tee shirt. Help her by talking,then gradually bring up therpy.one on one kind then later she can graduate to a group . Maybe she'll need meds. maybe not. Go slow Good luck
2007-11-05 07:03:53 · answer #9 · answered by paws4shy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use some sort of psyco hypnosis to dissconect the brain from the incident.
2007-11-05 06:57:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋