in considering my PTSD, in conjunction with other symptoms remaining from a rather severe brain injury, i have concluded that PTSD IS a traumatic brain injury, and needs the same kind of recovery practices as my other losses.

i have made substantial gains in many areas of function, memory was just beginning to regroup, when i received another (in a long line of) emotional traumas. i used to be of the opinion that emotional traumas were substantially different from physical damage. but now i am reconsidering.

i learned that a lifetime of social stigma can lead to all the symptoms of PTSD, including brain changes. of course, it is very difficult to find anyone who has been the target of social stigma and has not received at least one blow to the head. such is the world we live in.

anyway, for those of you who are still thinking that PTSD is an emotional or will power weakness, and must be 'battled',, i urge you to consider that it is brain damage, and must be supported with various kinds of 'nourishment' and rehabilitation.

may we all be calm, and have the causes of calmness~!