Posted on Feb 24, 2020
Virtual reality research helps veterans with PTSD | Daily Trojan
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"If you take the best technology to teach people how to fight the war, we should be using the best technology to help people recover from wars." - Dr. Albert "Skip" Rizzo, the pioneer behind using virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress in Veterans. Check out this article to find out more about how Veterans can use the StrongMind virtual reality treatment program to heal.
Virtual reality research helps veterans with PTSD | Daily Trojan
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I live in hawaii and had been seeing a civilian doctor over 6 years for ptsd...really good guy...i was so messed up he saw me 2 to 3 times a week.. best Tripler can do is once every 4 or 5 weeks but i not slamming Tripler they are overwhelmed from case load...active duty...retirees...Pacific islanders whose island homes were used in atomic bomb tests and the VA clinic on oahu sends vets over to tripler if it is beyond their scope which is anything more than the sniffles or a splinter in Ur finger...completely different story there but unfortunately my doctor had to move back to mainland and i freaked out...he said we will continue with video conferences since he maintains license to practice in Hawaii and maintains the same office here...i have a hard time talking on the phone so i was skeptical but the video conferences were working out well...we did a lot of EMDR when he was here with good results...last June 19th my dog was being treated for cancer by VERC animal hospital and he was in so much pain i couldn't touch him and he was bleeding out from 3 external tumors...i called verc and explained what was going on and Diazo would not let me touch him to get him in car to get Diazo to Verc...June 17th i took him for an appointment at verc and he checked 4.0...Mr campbell the doctor cannot prescribe anything for Diazo until the doctor examines Diazo first...this went on round and round...i even emailed verc pictures of Diazo...i couldn't even get a vet doctor to call me at some point i said i am going to contact an attorney...we had spent 6 or 7 thousand in about 6 weeks at this point...at 1802 the office manager from verc called and said she didn't appreciate me threatening the staff with an attorney...i bit my tongue and changed subject to Diazo we had a civil conversation and she said she will talk to doctor about sending something to cvs i can give Diazo...we hung up at 1815...1820 a 911 call was made from verc staring i said i was going to kill my dog and kill myself...1835 the office manager called back and said doctor called in gabapentin...never ince did this lady express any concern for Diazo or me...short story 6 HPD officers came...handcuffed me shoved me facedown in back of police car...took all of my firearms...transported me to tripler in handcuffs...in less than 3 hours tripler cleared me and i walked out at 0005 and kept walking because i didn't have any money or credit card in me...i got home around 0500...i live in Kunia...humane society transported Diazo to VERC...my doctor and i have done a lot of video EMDR sessions about this and for me the EMDR is more effective than in person. So effective we have had to space it out more...i dont know if it is just me but the doctor is looking into this...we had talked about trying EMDR in virtual reality...i use my Samsung phone during these sessions so maybe my attention is more focused...i dunno...by the way being handcuffed and locked in the back of that HPD car i never had the chance to say goodbye to Diazo and i never saw Diazo again...the cancer had spread and Diazo died June 20th 2019
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SFC Jake Middaugh
Sorry about your dog Don.
I can't stand how paranoid people are today - & that business (hospitals) have all these protocols (that they even violate) that will call the police for unverified & insignificant things!
Seems like these protocols actually cause more trauma & problems than they prevent...
Reminds me of family court...
I can't stand how paranoid people are today - & that business (hospitals) have all these protocols (that they even violate) that will call the police for unverified & insignificant things!
Seems like these protocols actually cause more trauma & problems than they prevent...
Reminds me of family court...
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CPO Don Campbell
Thank U so much for Ur kind words and for understanding...i dont blame HPD or VERC for Diazo dying June 20th...the cancer had spread and it was Diazo's time...its the amount of pain Diazo suffered the last 24 hours of his life...he didn't deserve that...i am still trying to wrap my head around what happened June 19th...i have been open and honest about my issues, asked for help repeatedly for years and been compliant about medications and modalities...but i never surrendered any of my constitutional rights but i have read the hawaii statutes and a psychological diagnosis alone will take away Ur firearms...there is an MH-1 where a police officer or anyone can say i think he is a danger to himself or others...doesnt matter what U say Ur screwed...in my case 6 HPD officers...i am standing there talking with them...i invited them into my house and showed them Diazo and how he reacted when i barely touched him...i noticed 4 of them were putting on latex gloves and i thought...prostrate exam...the 4 of them grabbed me forced my arms behind my back handcuffed me so tight the cuffs were cutting my wrists...shoved me facedown in the back of the police car...locked me in the police car with all the windows rolled up...engine off/no A/C...this was about 1900 and the sun was still up and i started overheating...i am 63 years old...i flew in navy 24 years...chronic back pain depression anxiety disorder...they knew this because i told them...no criminal record...not a violent person...this is very scary and it goes against the grain of the oath we swear to protect and defend the constitution from all enemies foreign & domestic...domestic enemy has an entirely new meaning now...i have great respect for police officers and in all fairness HPD was following laws legislators passed...i am sure i looked like a mad man because i was out of my mind...with worry....but anyone with half a brain should have figured this out by looking at Diazo...one of the officers saw Diazo...stopped...jumped back and said ho Ur dog is bleeding...i sent pictures of Diazo to the veterinary in an email trying to get them to engage and help me get Diazo there...i have a very hard time talking on the phone...very bad stutter...i am trying to explain to the vet front office who was treating Diazo for cancer the challenges i have...i can barely go to the mailbox and check the mail...i kept telling myself that day this has to be a nitemare and then i thought no because i would have woken up if it was a nightmare...i encourage anyone having problems to seek help because it only gets worse...i was diagnosed with ptsd during my retirement physical in 2001...the VA denied my claims for years and about 2 weeks ago i finally got 70% for ptsd...my wife found the denial letters from the VA and she got pissed...she filled the paperwork out for me because i just cant do it...the memory can be worse than the event...but when U ask for help ask how this is going to affect Ur civil and constitutional rights...this needs to be informed consent by mental health practitioners...the police kept telling me...Ur not under arrest but i sure felt like i was...it is still June 19th for me and will be for a long time...i am going to post one of the pictures of Diazo i emailed to the veterinary June 19th and compare it to Diazos other picture...Diazo didn't deserve to be in so much pain for so long...Diazo was my only friend...Aloha
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As a sufferer of PTSD myself, a "high tech" approach seems useless.
In today's day & age where everyone has technology and smartphones are absolutely everywhere (it's natural to see kids in the room sitting on couches looking at their smartphones and tablets and not saying one word to each other the whole day), this has not brought us together but rather isolates us.
People suffering from PTSD frequently isolate themselves. This is not a good thing to do.
Instead, the best treatment is to socialize and get connected to support groups or just a group of friends that will check in on you and hang out with you.
Putting on a virtual-reality mask, will not help you socialize with people better! You have to be around actual real human beings to do that.
Personally I have found that the thing that frustrates me the most is that people treat you as a number when you go to the VA or almost anywhere else for "treatment", instead of being around people that actually know you personally by name.
And being a Vet no longer on duty, we miss the closeness we had with our bodies when we were in the military. And we just don't seem to be able to find that anymore in a civilian environment (where it seems that everyone is just worried about themselves and ignores everybody else).
I'm glad that these civilian Dr's & high-tech businesses want to help Vets; I just think that the effort and money would be much better spent by focusing on programs that actually help & teaches Vets to socialize & get back to an enjoyable life!
In today's day & age where everyone has technology and smartphones are absolutely everywhere (it's natural to see kids in the room sitting on couches looking at their smartphones and tablets and not saying one word to each other the whole day), this has not brought us together but rather isolates us.
People suffering from PTSD frequently isolate themselves. This is not a good thing to do.
Instead, the best treatment is to socialize and get connected to support groups or just a group of friends that will check in on you and hang out with you.
Putting on a virtual-reality mask, will not help you socialize with people better! You have to be around actual real human beings to do that.
Personally I have found that the thing that frustrates me the most is that people treat you as a number when you go to the VA or almost anywhere else for "treatment", instead of being around people that actually know you personally by name.
And being a Vet no longer on duty, we miss the closeness we had with our bodies when we were in the military. And we just don't seem to be able to find that anymore in a civilian environment (where it seems that everyone is just worried about themselves and ignores everybody else).
I'm glad that these civilian Dr's & high-tech businesses want to help Vets; I just think that the effort and money would be much better spent by focusing on programs that actually help & teaches Vets to socialize & get back to an enjoyable life!
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