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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. | |
View Poll Results: Are One or More of Your Carers Also Members or Readers of this Forum? | |
Yes, Do have carer(s) who participate or read on this forum
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No, Do not have carer(s) who participate or read on this forum
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01-08-2008, 12:30 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Midwest, USA
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| |  Are One or More of Your Carers also Forum Members or Readers?
I was just wondering how many of those with PTSD have a carer (spouse, significant other, friend, parent, etc.) who is either a member of the forum or at least reads the forum posts and info.
Thanks,
Ace
P.S. This was just meant to be a 2-option poll (yes/no), but I don't believe that it's been attached to the thread. I'll add it if I can (through editing); otherwise, perhaps an administrator could attach the poll option? Sorry about the inconvenience.
Last edited by Ace Ventura; 01-08-2008 at 12:35 PM.
Reason: Need to actually add poll
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14-09-2008, 08:18 AM
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My husband Jim and I were very active upon this forum for approximately a years' time, whilst our daughter Evie (batgirl) frequented the forum. Our son (Sapper) also popped in occasionally. Our daughter very much appreciated the support, though I think we annoyed her at times! We learned a great deal as well. It is truly a win-win situation, not to mention, it fosters honesty in all members of the family! As a carer or a sufferer, it is not so easy to exaggerate, tell half-truths or seek unneccessary sympathy with family members present! I highly recommend families becoming involved as much as possible.
Last edited by Kathy; 14-09-2008 at 08:22 AM.
Reason: added sentence
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14-09-2008, 11:09 AM
|  | Super Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne
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I voted on Anthony's behalf as I am here as his Carer. |
16-09-2008, 06:32 AM
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I voted no. None of my carers, including my wife are members or read the forum. This is a place of solitude for me, a place to find answers and my thoughts are mine. Whether it is in the open board or not, it is another therapy tool for me to use at my discretion; if any of them were to be on here, then it would feel as if they were watching me and pushing me to participate. Healing is at my pace, not at a pace any one else can set. |
16-09-2008, 11:00 AM
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I just started treatment therefore I do not know all of my new carers. However I know my family don't even know I'm on the sight. |
16-09-2008, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by moog  if any of them were to be on here, then it would feel as if they were watching me and pushing me to participate. Healing is at my pace, not at a pace any one else can set. | Its sad you think your carers would push you in that way. I must admit in the earlier days being here helped me understand a lot more about what Anthony was going through while giving me a place to talk with people who were in a similar position to me.
I do agree Healing is at your pace..... |
21-09-2008, 04:28 AM
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I voted no because even though I asked my mom to join the forum or just read around a bit and she said yes, she still hasn't done it. They don't get it and they don't want to get it. That's just the way it is around here. |
23-09-2008, 12:53 AM
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My hubbby thinks it's important for me to have my own "spaces" and I like that, therefore, he is not a member. I have printed off certain information for him to read from the site, but that's it. |
29-09-2008, 03:50 AM
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i think i'd censor myself if people i knew showed up. |
14-11-2008, 04:35 PM
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Even though I voted no.....there are times I wish I had a carer that understood, knew all of the BAD things and still was around but i have mentioned this to a few people but I really do not have a carer...I am my carer. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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