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Posted by Kari1 on October 27, 2004, at 17:52:41
Could someone clarify something for me??? I had a traumatic experience as a child that went on for several years. What would be the symtoms of post traumatic stress disorder within a child...and does it follow into teen years, and even into adulthood. And I suppose the signs of PTSD change as I get older????? thanks...
Posted by Sebastian on October 27, 2004, at 20:17:18
In reply to PTSD question..., posted by Kari1 on October 27, 2004, at 17:52:41
You can have PTSD at any age. It will last as long as it wants. I've had mine since I was 19, now I'm 28. There are different deffinitions too. For example in the USA, PTSD is defined as witnessing a death. In other countries(most), PTSD can be any tramatic experience, like rape for example. How ever long you experience stress related to the experience, beyond the reasonably expected simptoms of plain stress, is PTSD. Basicly any lingering stress is the disorder.
Most likely they will change as you get older.
What is your experience?
Sebastian
Posted by Kari1 on October 27, 2004, at 22:39:51
In reply to Re: PTSD question..., posted by Sebastian on October 27, 2004, at 20:17:18
> You can have PTSD at any age. It will last as long as it wants. I've had mine since I was 19, now I'm 28. There are different deffinitions too. For example in the USA, PTSD is defined as witnessing a death. In other countries(most), PTSD can be any tramatic experience, like rape for example. How ever long you experience stress related to the experience, beyond the reasonably expected simptoms of plain stress, is PTSD. Basicly any lingering stress is the disorder.
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> Most likely they will change as you get older.
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> What is your experience?
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> SebastianHi Sebastian...thanks for the information. I always get confused when I try to explain what I went through as a child. I have a really sick uncle who used to torment me by his stares...he would ask me to marry him when I grew up (this stuff went on for years...started when i was around 9-10) I would get physically sick whenever he was around, especially holidays. He would come up and kiss me....he made me sit on his lap with his hand under my butt...stare at me while I was laying down. It's just that it has haunted me to this day, and I think it may have contributed to my horrible migraines at such a young age. They started around that time. And I have them to this day...I just wonder what your past traumas have on your mental health as one gets older, if not taken care of properly. thanks...kari
Posted by Sebastian on October 28, 2004, at 11:40:05
In reply to Re: PTSD question..., posted by Kari1 on October 27, 2004, at 22:39:51
They have not gotten much better. I take more medicine than befor. Sort of like an endless cycle. You want relive from you feelings of mistrust, anger, etc, etc... Every day you will think of a new one, get more and more angry and want to do something, even though there is not much you can do. Then you hate your self, want to change, do something, the hell never ends. So I just keep taking pills till I forget all this while I'm constantly training myself to try and think the right way.
I suppost you could have this uncle brought out in the open, media spotlight, charged as a criminal, what ever works. But as much as you may want him physical pain, you can't because it is wrong, for some reason.
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