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How PTSD Impacts Men and Women Differently- The Core Beliefs That Plague Men - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2020 from Vivian HarteYour core beliefs are those beliefs you created when you were a child based on your experiences and how you were treated and talked to. You had certain experiences and heard the same messages over and over again from family members, peers and others, and you formed certain core beliefs about ...
Views: 7275 - Dry Scalp and Dandruff - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2016 from Pritam RawalOur perception towards dandruff and dry scalp being same is actually wrong. Dry scalp is different when compared to dandruff. The skin on our scalp renews its cells after every 24 days. That is the new skin cells are generated after 24 days while the older skin cells which are dead now, gets ...
Views: 1722 - Progressive Treatment for Concussion and TBI - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukBackground Traumatic brain injury (TBI) – or concussion – is a complex clinical phenomenon. The classic designations of mild, moderate, or severe TBI are based on the acute clinical presentation and do not necessarily predict the long-term outcome. Moreover, the long-held assumption that the ...
Views: 10071 - PTSD Healing Is Not Free - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from Risa RuseWe should beware of merchants offering their goods for free. Examine their motives, with strings attached, for healing PTSD. Satan, and his demons are a type of merchant with strings, too. He may suggest taking the easy way out in suicide, which is true. Doctors, and therapists may make ...
Views: 1662 - PTSD Closes Open Doors - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from Risa RuseThink earnestly, even if our life’s PTSD experience has taught us to be mean. To continue to mistreat others this way, we only allow misery to glean. By persisting to act out old behavior, we deprive ourselves, too. Instead of moving forward, we endorse what has made us blue! We react to ...
Views: 1684 - Walk PTSD Out Of Life’s Closed Doors - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from Risa RuseWhat a strange concept, that seems to pull away from reality. It will make more sense, if we connect PTSD to emotions of carnality. Okay, let us give these emotions a face describing the following list. The carnal man or woman connects to fear, anger, worry, stress, and lust. In ...
Views: 1657 - Sing PTSD Away For A Happy New Year - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from Risa RuseThe song with words, “Should old acquaintance be forgot” applies here. Those of us with PTSD need to do so in order for healing to truly adhere. New Year’s day is anytime we begin to reflect on how we can smother sorrow. For instance, “What can we get rid of today to proliferate a better ...
Views: 1606 - Dear Dr. Romance: He has PTSD and I'm going crazy - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I have been married for about four years now and my husband and I got married at 18 we have 3 kids all under the age of four and it gets stressful sometimes for both of us. He is in the army, he's been a soldier for almost 3 years now he was deployed ...
Views: 1529(1 vote) - The technique to combat stress - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2015 from Victor MarchioneWe all experience stress – some more than others. Although stress is a normal response, over the long-term it can have detrimental effects on your health. Combating stress is important; it can help improve your health and the stressful situation. Stress can affect the body in numerous ways by ...
Views: 2353 - Changing PTSD Raiment With The Seasons Of Life - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from Risa RuseWhat we with PTSD need to consider for healing is a seasonal, changing strategy. Without a constant attention to where we are, our progress becomes a tragedy! The things like protective mechanisms may no longer be advantageous. Those emotions of anger, and fear prevented us from becoming ...
Views: 1415 - They Call It Borderline Personality Disorder. It's only a Label. - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2015 from Teresa LynneAs someone who was saddled with the label of Borderline Personality Disorder, I know firsthand the humiliating experience of dealing with both the mental health industry as a patient AND the reactions from those who love to use Google to get all their “facts” about people with BPD. The DSM’s ...
Views: 1648(1 vote) - Your Survivor Story: From Trauma To Transformation - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2015 from Donna AllenAs I lie restless in a cold room, I can smell a strong sweet and sour nauseous scent. There are noisy electrical machines attached to my body, a long tube jammed down my throat, and fluids are being transfused into the veins of both of my arms. I wonder, “Where am I and what are they trying ...
Views: 2161 - Dear Dr. Romance: His Clutter Drives Me Crazy! - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance I found you online when i googled "How to Live with a Slob". My husband and I are opposites in the area of how to keep a house -- i am very clean and he is, well, not at all. The clutter drives me crazy! It is just one more issue that impacts our relationship. ...
Views: 1412 - Assaults On Psychiatrists - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinI remember a supervisor from the past whom I never thought had the right personality to be a psychiatrist. I mean, he was a little angry and domineering for my taste. But heck — I gave him a “bye” since he worked in a prison context. I was never attacked by a prison patient through my ...
Views: 1383 - Rape in the Military - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail FazelatAn Oscar-nominated documentary called “The Invisible War” tackles the seemingly taboo subject of rape and sexual assault in the military. ABC News covered a quick story of the documentary and featured three women who bravely volunteered their personal stories of being raped while enlisted in the ...
Views: 1534 - Growing Domestic Violence Against the Disabled - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail FazelatIntimate personal violence, which is similar to domestic violence, affects an estimated 12 million people, both men and women, per year. That is according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s website, where plenty of similarly shocking statistics can be found. For instance, “more than 1 ...
Views: 1451 - Is it a Panic Attack or PTSD? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail FazelatOperation: I.V is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 2012 that helps combat veterans heal from both PTSD as well as traumatic brain injuries. Its founder, Roxann Abrams, is a Gold Star Mother who lost her son SFC Randy Abrams in 2009. Randy took his own life after experiencing a PTSD flashback from ...
Views: 1654 - D-Day’s 70th Anniversary - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail Fazelat“People of Western Europe, the hour of your liberation is approaching. All patriots, men and women, young and old, have a part to play in the achievement of final victory. This landing is but the opening phase of the campaign of Western Europe. Great battles lie ahead. I call upon all who love ...
Views: 1613 - Fake Service Dogs - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Abigail FazelatAccording to an article released by CBS News called “Fake Service Dogs a Growing Problem,” real service dogs help assist a wide variety of individuals, including “people who use power or manual wheelchairs, have balance issues, have various types of autism, need seizure alert or response, need ...
Views: 1379 - Israeli Study on HBOT - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatPBS Frontline estimates that almost half a million soldiers are afflicted with some form of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, admittedly, that number is “hard to pinpoint,” because TBIs can easily go either mis/undiagnosed by the medical community. However, some TBIs can be deadly if left ...
Views: 1308 - Brain Hemorrhages - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatDo you know that you can be living with a brain aneurism and might not even know it? An article released by ABC News called “8 Everyday Ways to Have a Brain Bleed” says that if you “[smoke], [have] hypertension, [are] female or [have] a family history of an aneurisms,” you have a higher risk ...
Views: 1391 - Stress and Alcoholism - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe Scripps Research Institute in California created a study that proved that stress had a direct correlation to addiction (and therefore substance abuse). Psychology Today captured the study in 2010 under the article title, “Stress Hormone Key to Alcohol Dependence”. It is no secret that stress ...
Views: 1504 - Biological Root of Violence Revealed? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatCan medical science now physically predict individuals whom are most likely to commit acts of violence? Adrian Raine, a criminologist and author of The Biology of Violence, has discovered a biological root that exists in many “cold-blooded killers”. In general, Raine refers to an inclination ...
Views: 1184 - The Brain on Morality - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatCombat soldiers are placed in a very precarious position once they join the military. While they were civilians, soldiers were taught that violence and murder were both morally wrong, and should refrain from committing such acts against others. However, on the battlefield, these same soldiers ...
Views: 1238 - Memorial Day, Past and Present - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThis past Monday was Memorial Day, a day to celebrate those military members who have made “the ultimate sacrifice”. The History Channel hosts a video on the channel’s website called “Memorial Day” that delves into the history behind the holiday. The inspiration behind the holiday was first ...
Views: 1190 - Veterans with PTSD-- Don’t Give Up Hope! - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1386 - Discharged from the Military- Now What? Finding Purpose as a Civilian - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe military can quickly become an all-consuming lifestyle for both soldiers and their families. However, when those soldiers are discharged and released back into the civilian world, one out of five of those soldiers will severely struggle with that adjustment. The U.S. Department of ...
Views: 1167 - Losing Relationships to PTSD - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1597 - Depression and ‘Treatment Resistance’ - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1203 - Bulimia, PTSD, and the Marines - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Abigail FazelatEating disorders are known to be prevalent inside the fashion industry, but what about the military? As the number of women who enlist in the armed forces increases, so do the rates of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Eating disorders, at their core, provide an afflicted ...
Views: 1751 - Jarhead - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Abigail FazelatDuring the Iraq War, the news was one of the few resources that civilians had in order to track U.S. troops’ activities overseas. However, this point of view, with only brief video clips and sparse snapshots flashing across TV screens, was the only peek into the lives of these troops as they ...
Views: 1676 - Veterans, PTSD, and Nervous Breakdowns - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Abigail FazelatMany people make light of nervous breakdowns, often using the term in a joking and over-exaggerative manner. However, nervous breakdowns, although not officially referred to as a medical condition, are still very serious, as they signal several underlying mental issues which must be ...
Views: 3045 - Veterans, Genetics, and Alcoholism - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 2256 - An In-Depth Look on Military Suicide Statistics - by Submitted on May 21, 2014 from Abigail FazelatBy now, the public has become more aware of the startling number of daily military suicides—roughly 22 veterans a day are taking their own lives after they are discharged from service. However, the exact cause of (at the least the majority of) these suicides is unfortunately unknown. ...
Views: 1651 - Growing 2014 VA Scandal - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatFor several years, the VA has been under fire for repeated instances of negligence. Reports released by CBS in 2013 revealed that medical professionals associated with the VA prescribed 259% more narcotics than in 2002, and that individualized therapy had fallen by the wayside. An affiliate of ...
Views: 1403 - Sergeant Savage Ravaged by War, says New York Times - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatA (somewhat) retired combat veteran, Sergeant Shane Savage, recently became a featured story as part of the New York Times. Savage’s story employs the multitude of struggles that thousands of other combat veterans face shortly after their discharge from service. Savage recalls his battles with ...
Views: 1271 - Can Laughter Help Veterans and PTSD? - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatPeople have always said that laughter is the best medicine, but is there really any truth to the saying? What sort, if any, medicinal benefits does laughter have on the body? What about the mind? Discovery.com, the on-line database for the Discovery Channel, uses results from studying ...
Views: 3031 - How Toxic Relationships Affect PTSD - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatHow Toxic Relationships Affect PTSD The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: ...
Views: 1535 - Exercises for Relaxation - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatIt is no secret that daily physical exercise can significantly lower stress levels over time. Studies have revealed that physical exercise lowers levels of the chemical cortisol in the brain—the hormone solely responsible for stress—while simultaneously raising the levels of endorphins—the ...
Views: 1003 - Is PTSD Stress Contagious? - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1365 - How Overthinking Worsens PTSD - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatNot many people think about overthinking, which is ironic, since those who overthink are too preoccupied with overthinking to notice just how damaging their overthinking can be. Overthinking occurs when a person continues to dwell relentlessly on one scenario, subject, or problem to the point of ...
Views: 1254 - How Overthinking Worsens PTSD - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatNot many people think about overthinking, which is ironic, since those who overthink are too preoccupied with overthinking to notice just how damaging their overthinking can be. Overthinking occurs when a person continues to dwell relentlessly on one scenario, subject, or problem to the point of ...
Views: 2753 - PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Abigail FazelatMillions of Americans every year find themselves plagued by a variety of anxiety disorders that potentially affect every facet of their daily lives. Some of these anxiety disorders surround specific incidents in life, like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder involves anxiety after an individual ...
Views: 1183 - Veterans and a Secret Waiting List - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Abigail FazelatMany news outlets, including CNN, have voraciously covered the newest scandal regarding the Veterans’ Administration. A VA facility located in Phoenix, AZ, was discovered to have left 40 U.S. veterans die from lack of care due to the presence of a secret waiting list. According to a CNN ...
Views: 1013 - Veterans Barely Surviving College - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Abigail FazelatAlthough tens of thousands of returning combat veterans are going back to school, hardly any are making it to graduation day. NBC News covered a study conducted by the Colorado Workforce Development Council in an article called “Thousands of Veterans Failing in Latest Battlefield: College,” ...
Views: 1053 - Veterans Losing Benefits, Causing Stress - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 898 - Racism and PTSD - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1521 - PTSD and Loneliness - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1992 - Veterans, PTSD, and Dementia? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
Views: 1184 - Veterans and Anger Management - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2014 from Abigail FazelatThe U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that one in five combat veterans develops Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, either during or shortly after combat. The Mayo Clinic defines PTSD as having three main categories of symptoms: “re-experiencing symptoms,” “avoidance symptoms,” ...
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