Donate for PTSD
Donate - PTSD Forum is quite costly to run, maintain and improve. All donations are appreciated.
New To PTSD Forum
FAQ's - All you need to know contained in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
PTSD Forum Extra's
PTSD Forms - PTSD Forum provide a PTSD assessment and self analysis form.

PTSD Learning - Contains some PTSD learning information and presentations.
Recommendation
Firefox Browser PTSD Forum recommends the use of Firefox Browser with Search Status add-on, plus your countries relevant English dictionary add-on. This enables forum members to spell check and remove typical toolbars from their browser.

Go Back   PTSD Forum > Information > Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD Support Maintenance PTSD Support Maintenance
Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Notices

Welcome to PTSD Forum. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now.

Non-active members will eventually be deleted. If you are not a sufferer, carer or someone within the mental health industry, and active, then there is little reason for you to be a member of this forum. Non-active members with zero posts are deleted periodically during the year.

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-03-2006, 11:39 AM
anthony's Avatar
anthony anthony is offline Gender Male
Administrative Editor PTSD
  
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,233
Blog Entries: 9
anthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud ofanthony has much to be proud of
Default PTSD Support Maintenance
Maintaining your work in getting yourself to a level that can operate, and function within normal society, can be taxing, but it is important that you do so, or you will slide back to heavy depression, anxiety and anger outbursts again. Some factors that could assist you are:
  • Counselling, support and programs
  • Phone and chat with othes who have PTSD
  • Spouses, family and friends through talking
  • Support forums and groups
  • RSL's
  • DVA, VVCS, VVAA, ACPMH
  • Vetline and lifeline
  • TPI and Peace Keepers associations
  • Setting goals, daily activities and tasks
  • Breathing and relaxation time
  • Sidestep taxing situations
  • Eat healthy, good diet and drink in moderation only
  • Listen to others, hone listening skills (reflective listening)
  • Compromise
  • Leave the past in the past, and attempt to move to the future
  • Partners associations
  • Give yourself "me" time
  • Your world hasn't changed, so adapt
  • Volunteer work
  • Alcoholics Anonymous, Gambling Anon and Sexual Abuse Anon
There are a miriad of online and offline support for you, so use it. If you have PTSD from childhood trauma, then you may need to also seek groups out for childhood trauma, as well as PTSD.
Closed Thread

Bookmarks
Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google

« Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Self Test | History of PTSD »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are Off
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Home - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top