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Jul 16, 2017, 05:59 PM
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A couple of months ago I spoke with my psychiatric nurse about being sexually abused when I was a child. I was having bad flash backs at the time. He said he thought I had PTSD and I agreed with him. He said to wait until doing anything about it because I have been having so much other bad stuff happening at the moment. However I am wondering whether or not I should waste my pdocs time with it or not because I don't have the symptoms all the time. I can go months without having flash backs tho I am always alert! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thx
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Jul 16, 2017, 06:08 PM
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hi Bipnik, i would mention it if i were you. you don't have to have the flashbacks all of the time for it to need dealing with, they're bad when they do happen, right? and if you're hyper-vigilant all the time, that's a ptsd symptom right there. and if you're anything like me, it's a long time between pdoc apps, so i'd say something next time, let your pdoc decide what if anything should be dealt with atm.
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Jul 16, 2017, 08:15 PM
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I would strongly argue that seeking assistance for PTSD is NOT a waste of time at all.
And anyway, it's your money and your symptoms, I think you have the right to direct your treatment towards working on them. |
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Jul 17, 2017, 01:38 AM
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I would definitely mention it. It isn't a waste of your pdoc's time.
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"Do you know what’s really scary? You want to forget something. Totally wipe it off your mind. But you never can. It can’t go away, you see. And… and it follows you around like a ghost." ~ A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon) (2003) "I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I’ve always felt that I wasn’t a member of any particular group." ~ Anne Rice |
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Jul 17, 2017, 04:45 AM
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Thank you so much for your replies! I really appreciate it! My next appointment isn't until November now so I think I will wait until then unless I have another 'episode'. Thx again
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