Posted on Sep 28, 2015
What are YOU doing to help yourself with PTSD?
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I see article after article about, "What is (insert name) doing to help Soldiers with PTSD?" Has it occurred to anyone that the individual also has a responsibility to help him or herself? It occurred to me. Perhaps it would be helpful if we shared information with each other of how we can help ourselves.
Here are some ideas, there are a lot of references to "YOU and YOUR":
DEVELOP SELF HELP STRATEGIES
Have a personal support system. Your battle buddy great, your spouse, your mom/dad. Someone you can call when you're feeling stressed.
Exhibit self control. It is NOT ok to NOT stop your impulses to react in a negative or hurtful way to a given situation. Yes, you can do this, you have the power to choose your reaction. Don't let yourself yell or become angry over things your children, spouse or other do. Don't treat them as if they were in the military and didn't follow directions or make the right decisions.
Give yourself permission. You CAN give yourself permission to cry. If that means you have to pull over to the side of the road until it subsides then that's what you have to do.
Get back to being involved in YOUR life. Don't shun family gatherings, join a intramural sports team... Do the things you used to enjoy, go to a movie, your favorite coffee/doughnut spot, go to church.
Make YOURSELF responsible for YOUR behavior.
Don't use alcohol or drugs to help YOU forget. You're not going to forget and it's a temporary fix to a permanent problem.
If YOU feel that there is nothing left to live for GET HELP. Call a crisis hotline.
Join organizations that will help.
DEVELOP SELF HELP STRATEGIES.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/cope/
Here are some ideas, there are a lot of references to "YOU and YOUR":
DEVELOP SELF HELP STRATEGIES
Have a personal support system. Your battle buddy great, your spouse, your mom/dad. Someone you can call when you're feeling stressed.
Exhibit self control. It is NOT ok to NOT stop your impulses to react in a negative or hurtful way to a given situation. Yes, you can do this, you have the power to choose your reaction. Don't let yourself yell or become angry over things your children, spouse or other do. Don't treat them as if they were in the military and didn't follow directions or make the right decisions.
Give yourself permission. You CAN give yourself permission to cry. If that means you have to pull over to the side of the road until it subsides then that's what you have to do.
Get back to being involved in YOUR life. Don't shun family gatherings, join a intramural sports team... Do the things you used to enjoy, go to a movie, your favorite coffee/doughnut spot, go to church.
Make YOURSELF responsible for YOUR behavior.
Don't use alcohol or drugs to help YOU forget. You're not going to forget and it's a temporary fix to a permanent problem.
If YOU feel that there is nothing left to live for GET HELP. Call a crisis hotline.
Join organizations that will help.
DEVELOP SELF HELP STRATEGIES.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/cope/
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I have been coping, without drugs or treatment, for the last few years. I took it upon myself to seek spiritual guidance and let the power of God work through me. I know, these sound like corny statements, but it has worked and continues to do so. I still have it, and it is likely to never go away, but I know it is my responsibility to myself to control it so it doesn't control my life.
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I have many friends that I have made throughout my career and still make friends in others who share the hurt. I am always willing and able to help anyone of my brothers or sisters in times of need. I am not a licensed counselor, but I am a good listener who offers advice, I know the road I traveled was never easy, and there are times I feel the anxiety and anger coming back, but I manage. As an NCO in the army, I have the ability to counsel others and I have learned to listen to them instead of judging. I am here for anyone who needs a buddy to talk to.
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SSG Timothy Busch
Keep doing what your doing! Faith in god, prayer helped me quit smoking, having anxiety, smoked for 30 years. It was hard quitting. But god helped me!
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SSG Benton Miller
Not corny at all! It's outstanding! Sometimes God will give us more than we can handle to see if we will come to him for help!
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One, stop pretending that I can handle it with one arm tied behind my back and blindfolded. I talk about it with my wife when I start getting...agitated and I see my therapist regularly. Two, I push through the rough spots, don't allow myself to think that I'm alone with this, and remind myself it's not abou "begin hard."
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You are not alone, none of us are. But there are times as though it feels that way.
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CPT Pedro Meza
SSG Michael Hartsfield, You have done a better job then I have, I was in denial and tried to do it alone, and yes I found myself alone after a awhile divorced, after divorce. It took for a two star General that became my therapist for me to see.
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CPT (Join to see) This is a little off track, but those who aren't doing anything right now, especially if they are still serving or if they are a veteran and they want to try something different. Please take a look at this Group Page:
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If they are interested in getting demonstration they can reach out to me at: [login to see] or that can connect with Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM Action4Vets, also a part of Virtual World Soltuions d/b/a Sponsor a Vet Life.
Veterans and Active Duty, along with their families will be sponsored for free through thsi program.
https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/sponsor-a-vet-life-virtual-world-solutions-d-b-a-sponsor-a-vet-life
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