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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. |  | 
16-10-2007, 05:38 PM
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| |  Hi There - I Am A Medic Unsure If I Have PTSD But Family Thinks So
So i'm not so sure I have PTSD, but a lot of my friends and family think so and i'm starting to think so also. Anyways, here's a little about me.. I'm currently a medic in Iowa and have been in fire/medic activities for 6 years now. I have seen a lot of horrible things but it has never really bothered me. Then a year ago (September 6th, 06) I was in a bad motorcycle accident.. Shattered my pelvis, broke L5 vertibrae, broke 3 ribs, punctured both lungs. It took me about 2 and a half months to learn to walk again.. It seems like lately things have been getting worse though, I don't trust anyone and i'm always thinking the worst. I had an anxiety attack a couple times, once when I was at home and I just had like a flashback about the accident.. The other time was when I took a pelvic fracture patient. Sure I have nightmares but I haven't really thought much into it. I have noticed though that I have been getting meaner, I actually called to set up an appointment to talk to someone because the other night I was out with friends.. Everyone started fighting, I freaked out - I said some horrible things to them, my family, my girlfriend and totally destroyed my stuff... I have to replace drywall now, a door, some mirrors, a computer... In short it looks like a tornado came through. I feel so ashamed of what I did and that it got this bad. Luckly everyone has been understanding and I have said sorry for it, my family, friends and girlfriend all think I should talk to someone, I think I do to. What are all of your thoughts on this...  |
16-10-2007, 07:20 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Talking to someone sounds like a very good idea if you have more than a few people thinking it is a good idea and suggesting it (and trashing the home is a tell tale clue). Plenty of info here too. |
17-10-2007, 08:22 AM
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Hi SeaFoam,
Welcome to the forum.......  |
17-10-2007, 09:44 AM
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I'm glad you found us.....sounds like you're acting out [trashing your stuff] What your family and friends are agreeing is that you need to talk to some one....I hope that you will do that asap.....I know it's a scary proposition but you'll be glad you made the effort!!!!.....GIVE PEACE A CHANCE |
17-10-2007, 06:28 PM
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I just read the understanding PTSD pdf file.. So from what I understand is since I was in the Army (no combat) and because I of my job (firemedic) that can make things worse? |
18-10-2007, 05:14 AM
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Welcome Seafoam!
bec |
22-10-2007, 02:28 AM
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A tardy hello, but welcome Seafoam. I also agree that talking with someone will help. It isn't easy, but it does help.
vst |
22-10-2007, 02:55 AM
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