Tag Archives: medical PTSD
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Navigating Triggers: 6 Tips To Prepare Yourself to See a New Doctor
Posted on August 14, 2020 by admin in PTSD Blog, trauma.by Wanda Sanchez, PTSDPerspectives.org I circled the date on my calendar in red and gulped. I really didn’t want to do this but I’d canceled once already and knew I needed to make this appointment. Again. Ugh. I closed my eyes as my constant companion for the past 30 years of my life, nausea, barreled […]
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3 Tips to Help with Cancer Related PTSD
Posted on February 16, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.A cancer diagnosis can trigger fear. I know this personally because just two months ago, doctors found a lesion in my brain stem, and my initial diagnosis was a brain tumor that was believed to be cancer. Three out of four people process a cancer diagnosis without long-term effects that leave them feeling totally overwhelmed. […]
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1 in 5 Spinal Cord Surgery Patients Develops PTSD
Posted on April 5, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.A new report in PsycCentral states that one in five patients who undergo spinal cord surgery will develop post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD has been linked to other medical procedures, such as cancer treatment and organ transplant surgery. But this is the first time a link has been made between PTSD and back surgery. Dr. Robert Hart, an […]
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