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  Why I Share My PTSD Story

  Posted on July 20, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  Like some people, at times I’ve thought that my PTSD story isn’t legitimate enough or dramatic enough to be told. Because I consult in the area of PTSD, I’ve sometimes made the mistake of comparing my experiences to other people’s. My sexual abuse came at the hands of strangers. I’ve suffered ongoing medical trauma as […]

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  5 Things to Stop Saying to People with PTSD

  Posted on May 20, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  1. Just get over it. The truth is, that without proper treatment, people with PTSD can’t “get over it.” Trauma creates a biological fight-flight reaction that “freezes” one side of the brain while “locking” the terrorizing experience in the other side. The brain is unable to process the experience with a beginning, middle, and end […]

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  The Truth about Trauma Free Ebook

  Posted on April 21, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  I didn’t know much about trauma or PTSD until I met my best friend Wanda about five years ago. Like most people, I thought PTSD was a mental health problem mostly occurring among returning military members.  I was wrong. I had no idea that people in large urban centers suffer from PTSD at higher percentages […]

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