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It’s not a secret…nearly 20 percent of U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression. And according to one study, only slightly more than half of them sought treatment. There can be many triggers…like crowded malls: “You get used to scanning what everybody’s doing. Your brain just starts […]
Posted at: November 2nd, 2008 - 8:05 am - Number of Comments » 1
Anyone with PTSD is at a high risk for suicide because negative thoughts about oneself can coincide with depression…you can feel as if you are drowning in a world of worthlessness, hopelessness and helplessness…and you don’t know how to cope with your hauntings. When you find yourself in that world of disarray, take baby steps. […]
Posted at: October 31st, 2008 - 6:18 am - Number of Comments » 0
Think about this…Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental disorder that can happen to many people! –To law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMT workers, war veterans…to anyone who experiences or witnesses intense violence, serious accidents, or life-threatening situations and events. (Involvement in these difficult situations can make you feel hopeless, fearful, horrified, and overwhelmed…as Cindy expressed about […]
Posted at: October 30th, 2008 - 6:10 am - Number of Comments » 0
On June 2nd 1988 (Cindy died the following year) Cindy was watching a special program on TV about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam vets and identified with a lot of the symptoms being described—nightmares, anxiety, anger, mistrust of people, flashbacks and suicidal feelings. In her journal she wrote: “As the man said, ‘It’s not […]
Posted at: October 28th, 2008 - 6:41 am - Number of Comments » 0
According to Dr. Joseph Noone, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia (at the time of the inquest into Cindy’s death) and accepted as an expert in his field by the B.C. and Alberta courts, Cindy was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, which Dr. Noone explained as: “People who […]
Posted at: October 27th, 2008 - 6:18 am - Number of Comments » 0