Posts Tagged ‘PTSD’

Q: I am currently working on my associate’s degree in psychology with the intention of getting my master’s. I would like to make my concentration in PTSD. Could you give me some advice as to how to go about getting there?

A: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a clinical diagnosis — not an area of academic [...]

Q: The supervisor of a MHMR clinic said they couldn’t treat me because of my issues. They diagnosed me as having PTSD, depressive disorder, and Personality Disorder NOS. I don’t understand the latter one, NOS. How do I figure this one out since it’s mixed with different symptoms. What do I have?
JUST ME!

A: I’ve recently [...]

Q: I’m 23 years old and have been suffering from this condition for about a year now. I cannot eat with people around on a table without feeling the urge to vomit. I’ve had similar symptoms in my earlier years but during the last several months it has become unbearable…
First it was only when new [...]

Q: To make a long story short: about 7 years ago my dad and his girlfriend of about 5 years got into a fight and he killed her. I am twenty one now and I am afraid to go to sleep at night because I see her in my room. Even if I am not [...]

Q: I found your information about emotional memory while trying to understand why I weep uncontrollably when I talk to a mental health practitioner. I spent my entire life, from age four, in therapy (and having behaviors pathologized by my family — behaviors I now realize were normal childhood behaviors). I believe I have been [...]