Army4Life PTSD group

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05/06/2016

This s**t says it all some of the wounds us vets have are deeper and don't show so check your battles everyday.

05/06/2016

To all the mothers out there I want to say happy mothers day. May you day be blessed.

11/11/2015

Happy veterans day to all my brothers and sisters in and those who have served. God bless you all

11/01/2015

We are flawless yes I'm still haunted by the past some of the stuff is sometimes to much to take so I call one god to come and take the worry are hurt away and he always there and to him I'm flawless. Guys and gals what ever your struggling with it ok go to god he can make you flawless. God bless all

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10/16/2015

Sleep is a universal problem in PTSD, but early research in this area reported inconsistent findings. Recent research has focused on REM SLEEP and discovered the underlying problem.
People with PTSD have lots of REM sleep, but the cycles are very short, end abruptly, and may end in a nightmare or panic attack. It seems that the usual alternating cycle between non-REM and REM sleep has been seriously disturbed.
Most researchers view non-REM sleep (stages 1-4) as restorative sleep—a time when our bodies and minds rest and heal. By contrast, REM sleep is a time when our mind is very busy processing memories, emotions, and visual images—which produce dreams—while our bodies and muscles relax totally.
The normal cycle of REM sleep begins after an hour or two of non-REM sleep. It’s followed by shorter periods of non-REM sleep and longer periods of REM until you’re awake. This cycle is medi ...

10/07/2015

The use of addicting and illegal drugs is an ongoing problem for many people suffering from PTSD. It’s estimated that about half of the men and a quarter of the women qualify for a Substance Abuse diagnosis. Among Vietnam veterans, it’s closer to 80%, probably because there were fewer treatment options forty years back. Unfortunately, people with both PTSD and Substance Abuse have a more difficult time with recovery, suffer more PTSD symptoms, and are at higher risk of su***de.
Alcohol and Benzodiazepines:
The most commonly used drug is alcohol, probably since it’s legal. When you can’t sleep, it’s easy to pour yourself a drink. At first it works. This encourages you to have one every night, or maybe two, or three.
What most people don’t realize is that alcohol, and also the benzodiazepines like Va**um, Xanax, Klonopin, and Ativan, lull you with calmness while dragging you down into ...

10/04/2015

In my last post, I presented reasons why trauma survivors often fail to get the support they need, what it feels like after trauma, how easy it is to misdiagnose trauma and how valuable psychoeducation can be. In this post, I suggest important reminders...

10/03/2015

The experience of extreme stress is often associated with a loss of memory of the causative event or trauma. A new study with mice has shown researchers, for the first time, how this occurs and how the lost memories may be retrieved. At first, hidden...

10/03/2015

Brothers and sisters im praying for you all if ya need to talk message me are post feel free to talk and help one another comment on post if we all band together we can win the battle keep in touch with other brothers and sisters dealing with PTSD we all need someone at times. God bless you all

09/29/2015

Animals who underwent chronic stress prior to a traumatic experience engaged a distinctive brain pathway that encodes traumatic memories more strongly than in unstressed animals, new research shows.

09/23/2015

SOURCE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex disorder that is the reaction to a traumatic event. Traumatic events that can result in PTSD often include war, r**e, kidnapping, assault, …