1 posted on
08/04/2011 5:30:05 PM PDT by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Disclaimer; ... I've never been in combat.
How can a drug eliminate a memory?
It is a strong man that stays 'sane' after seeing what he sees in combat ... feeling what he feels.
I have great respect for the returned warrior and pray for them almost daily ... there's daily mention, but sometimes prayer eludes me.
2 posted on
08/04/2011 5:42:01 PM PDT by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: neverdem
3 posted on
08/04/2011 5:43:47 PM PDT by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
To: neverdem
Yet studies suggest that talk therapy, alone or in combination with antidepressants, can accelerate the relief of common symptoms, like nightmares and reclusive behavior. These psychotherapies tend to include relaxation skills; incrementally increased exposure to stress triggers; and challenging some inaccurate assumptions that fuel anxiety. Time, too, should be taken into consideration, recent research has found. Were finding that about 24 months after a one-year deployment is about enough for the body to reset itself physiologically, Dr. Hoge said.
5 posted on
08/04/2011 5:48:43 PM PDT by
iowamark
To: neverdem
6 posted on
08/04/2011 5:49:16 PM PDT by
Tainan
(Cogito Ergo Conservitus.)
To: neverdem; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...
The DoD is getting set to hire over 500 addiction counsellors at circa $53K a pop (this from a likely candidate) because there will be addicted vets (or soon-to-be addicted vets coming off various prescription meds they’ve been on to deal with sleep disorders and stress) coming home in large numbers soon.
10 posted on
08/04/2011 6:02:30 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: neverdem
1/1 CAV, AMERICAL RVN 68-69
I´m dubious of PTSD cause I´m one of the scarediest cats I know, but went through all heck in Vietnam and have never had any issues with it at all.
I´d say though that psychologists and quasi-hypnotic therapy really helped my wife out of agoraphobia following the birth of our daughter some 36 years ago when it wasn´t generally understood. And the only drugs involved were over-the-counter. I´d think there could be some benefit in this to the more severe PTSD patients.
11 posted on
08/04/2011 6:02:43 PM PDT by
onedoug
(¨Wire Congress! Wire Congress! Wire Congress!¨)
To: neverdem
Thanks for the posting and your service. Interesting article on a subject near and dear to me personally.
12 posted on
08/04/2011 6:05:36 PM PDT by
ImpBill
("America ... where are you now?" signed, a little "r" republican!)
To: neverdem
I admit to listening to Dr. Roy Masters occasionally, and don't quite know what to think of him exactly. But I heard him talking about Patriot Outreach on the Rusty Humphries radio program and he did seem to make a lot of sense.
He has a series called Overcoming Stress, Fear and Pain, that is available for download.
http://www.patriotoutreach.org/downloads_pfs.html
I haven't listened to it but am curious if anyone else has ever tried it and what they think about it.
About War, Stress and PTSD
17 posted on
08/04/2011 7:29:30 PM PDT by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
To: defconw
20 posted on
08/04/2011 8:13:12 PM PDT by
cibco
(I HOPE Obummers's CHANGE disappears...)
To: neverdem
39 posted on
08/05/2011 7:58:41 AM PDT by
FourPeas
("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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