Posted by Larry Hoover on November 19, 2002, at 10:10:19
In reply to Re:PTSD...Yup! ,waving his hand, posted by nicole1011 on November 19, 2002, at 9:24:08
> mine was the result of a fire and car accident happening within 2 months of each other, so i guess i have the acute form, not quite sure yet, i will have to ask my pdoc. i will do research on the rapid eye movement therapy as well.
About EMDR. You're going to see a lot of negative commentary about EMDR. But they don't address its effectiveness. They attack the theory behind it. I don't need to know how something works, to know that it does work. If the explanations are weak, that doesn't impact on the outcome. EMDR was enormously cathartic for me.
About acute vs. chronic. Some theorists believe that one must already have experienced sub-clinical PTSD prior to the expression of acute PTSD. It's called kindling. Kind of like priming the pump. This theory is useful, as it helps to explain why PTSD really doesn't fully go away. It's just theory.
>Thank you so much for responding to me. I'm a student and i just learned in one of my psych classes that PTSD is pretty difficult to treat and it rarely ever goes away. that made me feel really down, but i am going to be an exception to the rule. I believe human beings can overcome anything. Good luck to you in to in your recovery as well
Glad to interact with you on this. It is a chance to remind myself about self-care.
At the risk of sounding like a broken friggin' record, I just came across a study that promotes fish oil for PTSD. Apparently, fish oil (actually DHA) dampens the excitatory stimulation of ACTH, and improves the feed-back inhibition process.
I personally believe that the length of time between activation of PTSD and beginning treatment is an important determinant of severity of outcome. So, your own success is greatly enhanced.
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