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| | 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. |  | 
21-03-2007, 09:38 AM
| | | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Frances
Posts: 55
| |  Hi My Best Friend of Nineteen Years Has PTSD
My name is Nicole.
I am Becvan's friend. We been through a lot in the last twenty years. She had but was not diagnosed with PTSD when we met. I'm here to support her in what ever way possible, to understand more about what she has and to help by explaining what works for us as far as dealing with the chaos that comes with this disorder. I have a diploma and am just one thesis shy of my master's in human psychology so to say the least I find humans interesting and Bec's life has been very interesting to say the least. I have become the only "family" that she can rely on without fail. I am one of the few that accept her disorder. Her real family doesn't and I've dealt with them on plenty of occasions(crazy all of them). Bec and I first met when she was fourteen. I've come to understand that sometimes I need to leave her alone and other times its quite obvious that she needs a gentle push. It's taken a long time to figure what needs to be done when and I still don't have it right all the time LOL . Thanks for reading.
Cole  |
21-03-2007, 01:27 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: T. Bay, Ontario Canada
Posts: 3,231
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Hey Nic.
Glad your here and my sane family! Can't say muich righ t now as I'm a f'king mess.. so I'll catch ya later.
love bec |
21-03-2007, 04:24 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: charles town, wv (usa)
Posts: 1,271
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i am so glad bec has a good friend like you. i am sure it is a blessing to her.
welcome to the forum,
cathy |
22-03-2007, 12:50 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 294
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Welcome Cole. Kudos for taking the time to give a s***. |
29-03-2007, 06:26 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: U.S.A. Kansas
Posts: 3,540
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As Bec and I first butted heads here I know she can be a pain (never me hee hee)... But I came away with a good friend who helps me too. I am glad she has you. |
30-03-2007, 07:21 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: adelaide
Posts: 621
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Hey Cole
Welcome aboard.
Glad to hear that Bec has such a good friend supporting her & walking the journey with her. |
01-04-2007, 06:26 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida
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Hi Cole,
Welcome to the forum. Glad Bec has a good friend to stick by her. Makes all the difference in the world. |
02-04-2007, 05:52 PM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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