In my opinion Spirit, this forum does offer a great deal of hope, to PTSD sufferers and their family members (of which I am one). Simply look at the PTSD Success Stories forum, there is much hope there. Members discover they are not alone, they share symptoms in common, they work on themselves (if they choose to) and improve their situations, and have the support of others here in the meantime. Stating that PTSD does not yet have a cure is not negative, it is realistic, as Awakening aptly put it.

Why are you so opposed to thinking that PTSD does not yet have a cure? No one here is saying that it won't have a cure in future; far from it. I believe what is being said though is to work with what you have now, in the present, today. Today there is no cure, however there is treatment, recovery and yes hope for those who are willing to do the work. A cure may come in future, but shouldn't we all be concerned with the here and now?

I personally work with what I have now. Would I like my daughter to be cured? Of course! However the fact is, she has been through all the treatments Waif has mentioned, CBT, exposure therapy, and so forth, and she is not cured. However, knowing there is no cure currently has not stopped her from having hope. In spite of having some brain injury and cancer, she has worked very dilligently upon herself for the last year and a half. She is doing incredibly well and is now at a management stage of her illness. She has a job and has even begun dating. However, if she is exposed to a stressor, such as attendance at a military ceremony, she would backslide badly. That is hardly cured - however - in spite of not having a cure, she is now having a very good life, much better than we ever expected for her. That is hopeful, and realistic at the same time.