Posted by jflange on November 19, 2002, at 15:47:57
In reply to Re:PTSD...Yup! ,waving his hand, posted by nicole1011 on November 19, 2002, at 9:24:08
I have also experienced PTSD after a confluence of traumatic events in college. In those days there really were no guidelines for drug therapy but I found great benefit in talk therapy - mostly cognitive-behavioral - and after about 7-8 months, I really did overcome many of the symptoms. So it >is< possible to overcome PTSD.
However, I will say that many years later, after a long remission period, I began to struggle with similar illnesses (GAD, panic disorder) and part of me wonders if this is not simply a part of the long arm of PTSD. That is, I wonder if, like other illnesses, PTSD has both an acute AND a chronic manifestation. Certainly, one can "get over" the original traumatic events, but I would think revisiting some of the PTSD issues later on down the road should also be part of the expected course of recovery.
Perhaps other modes of therapy and/or therapy/med combinations that are today the "first line" of treatment will eliminate the later return of symptoms I have experienced?
jflange
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