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Guest Post: PTSD vs C-PTSD by APN Lodge

Bipolar Bandit

Whether you’ve had a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis in the past and it’s being exacerbated by the pandemic, or you’re just starting to take a closer look at your mental health symptoms, we can all benefit from more support and greater trauma awareness.

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PTSD

Famcare

The entire civilized world is suffering from a form of collective PTSD. Social workers report being overwhelmed with cases of alcoholism, drug addiction, anxiety, divorce, depression, and suicide.

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a medical condition individuals can develop after traumatic experiences. People can develop PTSD from many experiences, including natural disasters, abuse or other life-altering events. 10 Myths About PTSD. PTSD Develops Due to Weakness.

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Tommy Lowther and living with PTSD

MQ Mental Health

Tommy Lowther and Living With PTSD - MQ Open Mind CONTENT WARNING: this episode of Open Mind includes stories about trauma and sexual assault. For more on our recent study into PTSD please click here. A psychiatrist] diagnosed me with PTSD.

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A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff

MQ Mental Health

Even before the pandemic, people working in the emergency services and healthcare fields were three times more likely to have PTSD or depression symptoms than the general population. . The post A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research.

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BURNOUT SOCIAL WORKERS SUFFERING PTSD

Famcare

Many who pursue social work careers are naturally compassionate with a high degree of empathy and an even higher work ethic. These are attributes that lend themselves well to working with clients and colleagues but make the need for awareness of possible burnout critical.

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How to Help Someone Who’s Experiencing PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can severely impact a person’s life. When a partner, family member, or friend has PTSD, it can also take a heavy toll on your relationship with them. What PTSD Looks Like.

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My Morning Practice of Healing from PTSD Daily

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsdIn 2014, when I started really taking my healing seriously, I was having a very difficult time coping with my CPTSD due to child abuse and domestic violence. Although these things were in my past, they were still at the forefront of my mind. I was a mess with anxiety attacks, nightmares, and generally was tired of existing in all of the pain I was experiencing.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.

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The Unspoken Consequences of Trauma: Why I Haven’t Been Creative Lately

Abuse Survivor

The type of PTSD I have is not one that I can get treatment and it goes away. Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsdIt’s been a while since I’ve sat down and written anything creative. I used to write and create all the time – stories, poems, paintings, sculptures. But lately, I just can’t seem to get the words flowing. And I know why. Trauma has a way of stifling creativity.

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What You Need to Heal

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Effects of Child Abuse Effects of Emotional Abuse My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse coping with cptsd cptsd healing from ptsd overcoming ptsdIt turns out that no one is coming to save you but you. In order to help yourself you will needs lot of things to help you on your healing journey. There are tons of resources, treatments, medications, ect out there and you really have to just find what works best for you.

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When will I feel better when healing trauma?

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Child Abuse Survivors Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing My Story ptsdWhen will I feel better? When will the pain go away or be less? I get asked these questions often by trauma survivors that find my blog or youtube videos. The truth is that I don’t know. I don’t have a real concrete answer because I can only speak from my experience. I will share some below and hopefully, it can help someone.

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Grieving Losses After Abuse

Abuse Survivor

Complex PTSD Effects of Child Abuse Effects of Emotional Abuse My Story abuse survivor adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse grief healing from ptsdFor most of my life, I ran from my feelings. I avoided them to survive because I wasn’t ready. I could not cope with the truth of what had happened to me. I was still just surviving every day, every minute while trying to hide all those pent up feelings, thoughts, and memories at the same time.

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Practicing Calm

Abuse Survivor

I use meditation in conjunction with other skills to help myself get through the day with my CPTSD/PTSD symptoms. Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing Meditation for Trauma My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsd

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Coping with Anger

Abuse Survivor

Complex PTSD Coping Techniques My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsd UncategorizedThe 1st thing is recognizing that I’m angry. Ok, I am REALLY angry. The reason for my anger is my heartache over being abused in the 1st place, and there is a long list that unfolds from there.

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#WhyIDidntReport tweets reveal power and agency act as key barriers to reporting sexual assault

The Social Care Elf

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Sitting with a Good Feeling

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Child Abuse Survivors Complex PTSD My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsdThis week it has come to my attention that I have really come a long way in my healing since 2019. In 2019 I was about 5 years into healing full time and working to better my life. I was having several panic attacks a week, nightmares, flashbacks and a whole lot of other awful symptoms of CPTSD that I experience.

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My Soul is Tired

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Child Abuse Survivors Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsdI want to do the happy things and enjoy my life. I want to get outside and meet new people. Maybe make some new friends here in NY. I want to go and do all the things but I also feel stuck at home. I’m tired of trying so hard all the time. I’m just tired of it all right now.

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Coping with Triggering News

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques My Story Overcoming Sexual AbuseCoping in Advance. If you know you are going to be watching the news and it may be triggering for you you can prepare in advance. I like to do this for all sorts of situations like when I am going somewhere new. Show up a few minutes early and get situated with your snack or beverage. Have an exit plan.

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Mental Health Resources to Support First Responders

Socialwork License Map

Learn what resources and organizations support first responders, who are at risk for anxiety, vicarious trauma, PTSD and other mental health issues.

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What I like About Myself

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Effects of Child Abuse Effects of Emotional Abuse Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse ptsdFor most of my life I have hated myself. I can remember not hating myself, when the world had more color, before I was abused. Everything changed then including how I felt about myself. Through the abuse I was told and taught many incorrect things about myself.

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Moral Injury in a Broken System

The New Social Worker

Moral injury, a term first coined in research on Vietnam veterans and PTSD, describes inner conflict experienced when betraying an inherent moral code in “high stakes” situations.

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How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes a great deal of mental and physical distress, and can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life. Having a score of less than or equal to 20-points on the Clinically Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS).

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I Thought

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual AbuseI though I was well enough to start working more. I made a schedule and really poured myself into having a routine and my next steps mapped out.

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Signs of Child Abuse & Neglect

Social Work Bubble

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MQ supporters share their mental health story

MQ Mental Health

I was always told this was caused through trauma, which I later also got diagnosed with having PTSD. "I Personal stories ADHD anxiety Mental Health Research personal stories PTSD regular givers[Content warning: This blog references violence, suicide and self-harm].

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Types of Trauma Disorders

Prosper Health Collective

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD is similar in many ways with a main distinguishing factor being that the psychological disturbance lasts for at least one month. PTSD usually develops within three months of the trauma but can sometimes be delayed by months or even years.

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

Social Work Bubble

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

Social Work Bubble

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Signs of Child Abuse & Neglect

Social Work Bubble

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How I Cope with a Bad Day

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Effects of Child Abuse Effects of Emotional Abuse Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual AbuseThis is how I cope with a bad day. I say a bad day but it can last for weeks. As I am healing more the week long or month long stretches of depression and anxiety along with my other symptoms have decreased but I still have bad days and bad weeks.

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Fighting the Old Programming from Abuse

Abuse Survivor

Child Abuse Survivors Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Effects of Child Abuse Effects of Emotional Abuse Free Writing My Story Overcoming Sexual Abuse UncategorizedToday I am fighting with the old programming or beliefs about myself. There is this unease. I tend to feel like I am not doing life right, not doing whatever task correctly. It’s a prickly feeling and I armor my back muscles like I’m bracing for an attack.

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Establishing Boundaries Feels like S**T

Abuse Survivor

Abuse Survivors Complex PTSD Coping Techniques Free Writing My StoryYes, I said it. Establishing boundaries can feel really bad at 1st. I currently feel multiple things about my recent purging of toxic people in my life. Again. I am beginning to accept that this will be a constant in my life and there won’t be a day when I am not susceptible to toxic relationships. I cannot control the other person but I can pay attention and continue to establish boundaries.

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Rethinking the sufficient dose needed for PTSD treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

Denise Sloan and Brian Marx discusses findings from a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry that compares the effectiveness of a brief exposure-based therapy for PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy with implications for finding the ‘right treatment dose’ for reducing symptoms.

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Healing a Traumatized World

American Board of Clinical Social Work

The work of clinicians was captured through professional workshops such suicide prevention in law enforcement personnel and implementation of PTSD treatments. Healing a Traumatized World was is central as we move forward through resiliency and growth during these times.

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PTSD.Treatment Is At Hand

Famcare

PTSD is a disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., Decrease certain symptoms of PTSD such as avoidance. Combine two standard PTSD treatments.

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Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms and How that Harms Our Clients

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourette’s, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions? Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED. Wed, Feb 22, 2023. 10 am – 12 pm. 2 CECs. $40 40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50

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Guest Post: The Difference Between Mental Health & Mental Illness by Amelia Blackwater

Bipolar Bandit

Wh at is Mental Health? Mental health reflects “our emotional, psychological, & social well-being.”. Mental health can affect, how we think, feel, & act.

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Thoughts About Death

Untipsy Teacher

I have some mild PTSD when driving or when in the car when Mr. UT is driving. Dear Readers, Two events, happening close together, has led me to have some interesting thoughts about death and dying.

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