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Posted by Lisa Simpson on August 3, 2001, at 10:23:19
Hullo. Can anyone tell me please if it's possible to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder even after 2.5 years after the traumatic event? Does PTSD also cause memory loss and concentration difficulty?
TIA.
Lisa
Posted by terra miller on August 3, 2001, at 12:28:37
In reply to A Quickie on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 3, 2001, at 10:23:19
> Hullo. Can anyone tell me please if it's possible to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder even after 2.5 years after the traumatic event?
yes.
Does PTSD also cause memory loss and concentration difficulty?these symptoms are associated with PTSD.
-terra
Posted by oceanbreeze on August 3, 2001, at 19:45:52
In reply to A Quickie on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 3, 2001, at 10:23:19
Yes....PTSD can affect you manys years later. My father was murdered 5 years ago. I never sought therapy, just meds. I hit bottom July 15 and OD'd on Xanax (to make it "all go away"). I was hospitalized for 6 days and am now in an outpatient program 5 days a week (cognitive therapy). Please....don't hesitate to seek help, even if you don't think you need it....
Also....my memory and concentration is at a minimum.> Hullo. Can anyone tell me please if it's possible to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder even after 2.5 years after the traumatic event? Does PTSD also cause memory loss and concentration difficulty?
>
> TIA.
>
> Lisa
Posted by Lisa Simpson on August 6, 2001, at 9:06:30
In reply to Re: A Quickie on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, posted by oceanbreeze on August 3, 2001, at 19:45:52
Hello - thanks very much for replying to my post (and thanks to Terra, too). I was horrified to hear about your father - that must have been absolutely awful.
I nearly died about 2.5 years ago, and I was absolutely out of my mind with terror. I can't get the incident out of my head, even now. And since the incident, I have an awful memory... which seems to be getting worse. And I can't concentrate. I used to be a real ace PC/network support person, but I can't do that job any more.
Sorry to be ignorant, but can you tell me what "cognitive therapy" is? And do you find it is helping?
Thanks.
Lisa
Posted by terra miller on August 6, 2001, at 13:03:42
In reply to Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder » oceanbreeze, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 6, 2001, at 9:06:30
Lisa,
I'm sorry to hear about what happened. Sometimes I think our brains work overtime trying to keep our feelings down (because we're afraid/terrified of them) that what remembering we need our brains to do we find we aren't able to do as well anymore. Concentration is difficult and you might find yourself becoming more easily distracted esp. with tasks that require concentration. It might be your brain's just getting tired of holding that all down and you don't even know it. I think the reference to cognitive therapy means finding a therapist and sitting down and talking about what happened. That means you might feel things you haven't wanted to feel, but if you establish a safe relationship with a trusted professional, you can talk about and resolve what was so frightening to you. Sometimes we can manage to not ever deal with hurtful events that happened to us. And sometimes it's too much work for our brains subconsciously and we have to talk about it. Having a therapist to talk to can be a great support through some of those tough PTSD times of panic/fear/anxiety. -terra
Posted by oceanbreeze on August 6, 2001, at 19:40:02
In reply to Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder » oceanbreeze, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 6, 2001, at 9:06:30
Hi Lisa
I'm sorry also to hear you've had a traumatic event. Cognitive therapy is a treatment approach to mood distrubances and behavior problems. It is quite educational. In cog therapy you learn skills for managing negitive moods and problamatic behaviors. I go 5 days a week to this therapy. Topics include coping with depression, countering depressive thinking, pin-pointing negative cognition (ways we think), identifying distored thoughts, coping with anxiety, problem solving, enhancing motivation, anger management and relaspe prevention.
I've found this to be helping me tremendously. I'm not sure what part of the country (or elsewhere) you are, but I'm in San Diego. On July 15th I OD'd on Xanax (just couldn't take it anymore). The negative images, sights, sounds, smells, you name it. I've also had major depression since my dad's death. I was hopitialzied for six days and I'm now in the cognitive outpatient program. I also see an outside therapist.
Please don't let yourself get to the low that I reached. It was horrible. I'm finally getting the help I need after 5 years of suffering.
There are people out there that understand....it took me 5 years to realize that.
Please respond so I now you're okay.
Jennifer
> Hello - thanks very much for replying to my post (and thanks to Terra, too). I was horrified to hear about your father - that must have been absolutely awful.
>
> I nearly died about 2.5 years ago, and I was absolutely out of my mind with terror. I can't get the incident out of my head, even now. And since the incident, I have an awful memory... which seems to be getting worse. And I can't concentrate. I used to be a real ace PC/network support person, but I can't do that job any more.
>
> Sorry to be ignorant, but can you tell me what "cognitive therapy" is? And do you find it is helping?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lisa
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