Hi and welcome to Pc

im a nurse in a brain injury ward - patients are often violent when they come back from whereever they go mentally when they are in acute hospital - my PTSD is started after i was attacked at work - i wont go into details but i wasnt physically hurt - my T (therapist) said that this was just the straw that broke the camels back - i could reconcile the other attack cos the patients were confused - this guy wasnt - i had to look after him for about 5 hours after i was attacked - that wasnt good and added to the trauma i think - there is also childhood sexual abuse and various other attacks and abuse - so i guess what im trying to say is that it very well can be an accumulation of things and not just one incident - although from what youve said youve seen more than enough to traumatise anyone from just a few of the things youve seen

Does it last forever - NO - wiht the right therapist - there is hope and help - i went through 4 before i found my one - sadly he has cancer so he has retired - but i have PC (Psych Central) and the people here are great - they understand - you can come here and vent and ask questions - support others wiht what you know and be supported when you need it

the stickies at the top of the page can be quite useful - have a read ok

the best book that laid out everythign i needed to know was THE PTSD sourcebook by Glenn Shiraldi - it has so many different techniques for every symptom i had / have

its 4 years this year since my camel got its back broken lol - The storm of emotions that i was always in the middle of has settled quite a bit - I'm on an anti depressant called Cymbalta - thats the 4th i think ? one ive tried and it really helped - i resisted meds for a whole year - but nthey have helped me - ok i was stubborn lol but i like to cal it persisitant

finally i would like to thank you for everything you did in the army and the police - my brothers were in the army and i knew quite a few police in the UK cos where i worked used to get broken into every friday lol and some from over here in OZ (Australia)- i have only admiration for the dedication you guys show doing a job that most of the time you get no thanks for - so THANK YOU

Geez ive waffled on - but i suppose short version is - glad youre here - yes theres hope - keep posting and nice to meet you

P7 (sorry im a bit of a hug monster )