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Did you know that trauma can actually lead to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
That mindset would change the world of PTSD, wouldn't it?
It definitely would.
It would mean that there's more "physical" to PTSD than originally thought.
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That mindset would change the world of PTSD, wouldn't it?
It definitely would.
It would mean that there's more "physical" to PTSD than originally thought.
alsnewstoday.com/2017/11/02/rep…
That would make sense if trauma impacted the IMMUNE SYSTEM, wouldn't it?
PTSD as an autoinflammatory autoimmune disorder?
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newscientist.com/article/dn1886…
PTSD as an autoinflammatory autoimmune disorder?
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newscientist.com/article/dn1886…
#Florence is finally moving away from the Carolinas (severe flooding still ongoing for several more days), and the long-term recovery process is beginning. It's important to keep in mind the psychological impacts of disasters on humans. (Thread)
Many people impacted by a disaster, especially those with direct experience, endure temporary distress after the event, which can take days or weeks to diminish.
Symptoms of temporary distress include trouble sleeping, becoming angry or upset more easily, problems at school or work, a sense of isolation, flashbacks or nightmares, and difficulty concentrating or listening.
It's 3:30am and I am crying because I am just so sick and this past week has been an incredible struggle to find some kind of balance between grasping for shreds of wellness and trying to carry on writing and meeting deadlines.
It's just so terrible.
It's just so terrible.
In the midst of this it is the grim anniversary of my being paralyzed. And #PTSD does not take a holiday.
I honestly cannot bear how my life is some days. The restrictions, the relentless pain, the anxiety, the yearning to be well.
I miss wholeness. Even the wholeness I had.
I honestly cannot bear how my life is some days. The restrictions, the relentless pain, the anxiety, the yearning to be well.
I miss wholeness. Even the wholeness I had.
I'm not asking anyone for anything. I'm just crushed by all of it in this moment.
It is so hard knowing this is how it will be for always.
And I want to be brave and model that for others, but dear G*d suffering is NOT ennobling. It just wears you down every blessed day.
It is so hard knowing this is how it will be for always.
And I want to be brave and model that for others, but dear G*d suffering is NOT ennobling. It just wears you down every blessed day.
#Disability twitter, #medtwitter , let us have a discussion about patients discussing #MedicalTrauma on here. A Thread:
#chronicillness #ChronicPain #Chroniclife #MedTraumaChat #Spoonie
#chronicillness #ChronicPain #Chroniclife #MedTraumaChat #Spoonie
2) Last night, a fellow advocate posted a very handy guide for HCPs & patients abt treating patients who are trauma survivors: Trauma Informed Care - Disclosures and Care Transitions healthasahumanright.wordpress.com/2018/08/23/tra… #medtwitter #Disability #chronicillness #medtraumachat #spoonie
3) It's a good resource for both #patients & HCPs, please read it if you have a moment.
This led to a helpful discussion about #MedicalTrauma between an HPC and the person who wrote this guide, who has had experiences with this,
#Disability #medtwitter #chronicillness #Spoonie
This led to a helpful discussion about #MedicalTrauma between an HPC and the person who wrote this guide, who has had experiences with this,
#Disability #medtwitter #chronicillness #Spoonie
I didn’t know it at the time, and didn’t talk much about it [definitely not publicly], but recently realised I had PTSD from mid-late teens to mid 20s, related to various traumatic events. 1/ ted.com/talks/joelle_r…
Symptoms: Nightly nightmares (esp. family members dying). Anxiety. Depression. Extreme sweating. Rashes. Constantly on edge (fight/flight/freeze, literally freezing at a thought). Visions. Tics, mostly repressed [exhausting]. #PTSD 2/
Didn’t talk about it. Energy went into trying to look after remaining younger siblings and suppressing symptoms by any means. More nightmares. Doctor prescribed Anxiolytics & ADs at the time. Just remember feeling numb. Weren’t for me. Also industrial strength antiperspirant. 3/
Today is #PTSD Awareness Day. It's not only veterans who suffer from it, but regular people and journalists. For me, it started in Iraq after I covered a multiple suicide bombing. As the death and destruction piled up over the months, it got harder to function outside a war zone
I only felt normal when I was surrounded by chaos. I would have panic attacks when out in a normal city. Eventually I got help and after that I was very careful when covering conflict to look at my mental health and those of my colleagues.
News organizations have gotten alot better in helping journalists who suffer from PTSD. There is less stigma. But managers should also be aware that suffering from PTSD doesn't mean you shouldn't or can't cover conflict again.
How can I explain #mystory to people who think #depression is sadness and #PTSD is something only war veterans get? Normal people rely on their moods being stable, their thoughts being their own, their long-term plans coming along in satisfying stages./1
Now pretend you get kidnapped, randomly, every few weeks. You’re dumped back into your life and have to somehow pick up where you left off. It takes time. Sometimes you’re just getting oriented when it happens again./2
Sometimes you go a long time without getting kidnapped, and your life is going really well, getting a lot done, and you think you’ll never get kidnapped again. Then one day, you do. For two weeks. /3
You didn't know #AnthonyBourdain. You know nothing about his life, torments, demons, nothing. You didn't know #KateSpade either. Watch the torrents of albeit genuine but odd shows of public grief to two complete strangers but nothing for the 20 vets who commit suicide daily.
You want to mourn #suicide? Mourn this. In 2013, the US Department of Veterans Affairs released a study that covered suicides from 1999 to 2010: roughly 22 veterans were dying by suicide per day, or one every 65 minutes. Some suggest that this rate may be undercounting suicides.
Yesterday I created a thread in which my objective was to point out my horrible experience at the @DeptVetAffairs office when I returned back, for mid-tour leave, from combat operation in #Iraq. Mind you, this was Feb 2005.
I couldn't believe how I was treated! I was sobbing uncontrollably, shaking, & suicidal. I wanted to end it! No more pain! And then to top it off, we were escorted off of VA property because my brother was shouting at the VA staff as to why they weren't going to help me.
Although the point was well received by 99% of you, after reviewing the thread, I realized how selfish it was. I used "I" when I should've been using "WE". I was NEVER alone throughout my combat tours. Deployed troops bond, show esprit de corps, and latch onto one another.
Borderline Personality Disorder aka Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder is one of the most misunderstood, stigmatised & complex mental health diagnoses (Thread) #BPD #EUPD
#MentalHealthAwareness
#MentalHealthAwareness
One could write pages relating to the condition BPD and a layman’s understanding would still be incomplete. For this reason I am going to try and keep it short, simple and concise as I can and explain to you what BPD is to me.
BPD is intense feelings of loneliness & an inability to sit with myself without resorting to poor coping behaviours #BPD #EUPD #MentalHealthAwareness
Greater focus needed at #VA please. It’s not Fixed yet. Needs huge focus on PTSD which affects millions of veterans. Mental health is bigger than even the #OpioidCrisis Try this: Stop Making Veterans With #PTSD🇺🇸. How many countries are we bombing now? 7? 8? 
Many #VietnamVets had ongoing #MentalHealth treatment for #PTSD. But when a huge influx of #IraqVets appeared with #PTSD the #VietnamVets #MentalHealthCounseling was DISCONTINUED! As if they were suddenly cured. Now #Vets with #PTSD cannot be accommodated. Too many!!!
My birthday is Feb 21.
I can't afford my #healthcare after Feb. 28 because my monthly premium leapt to $1,978.10 in January.
I'm re-applying for #Medicaid and #SSDI, but no one should have to do this in America.
I am just one of millions.
I can't afford my #healthcare after Feb. 28 because my monthly premium leapt to $1,978.10 in January.
I'm re-applying for #Medicaid and #SSDI, but no one should have to do this in America.
I am just one of millions.
I'm angry.
I've been angry since Nov. 9, 2016.
I'm not by nature an angry person.
But when you're fighting for your literal life, you're in constant pain & you have to fight a system dedicated to crushing sick/#disabled people, it's enraging.
I've been angry since Nov. 9, 2016.
I'm not by nature an angry person.
But when you're fighting for your literal life, you're in constant pain & you have to fight a system dedicated to crushing sick/#disabled people, it's enraging.
All over America people are crowdfunding
*healthcare
*prescriptions
*#oxygen
*dental care
*medical tests
*surgeries
Not artistic works or small films or books but
THINGS THAT WILL KEEP US FROM DYING.
Take that in, America.
*healthcare
*prescriptions
*#oxygen
*dental care
*medical tests
*surgeries
Not artistic works or small films or books but
THINGS THAT WILL KEEP US FROM DYING.
Take that in, America.
I had to take the day away from Twitter after I read #UmaThurman's story. I was shattered.
I was raped & nearly killed a few years ago. I wrote about it for my local newspaper and @HuffPost.
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Rape: Another Coming-Out Story huffingtonpost.com/victoria-a-bro…
I was raped & nearly killed a few years ago. I wrote about it for my local newspaper and @HuffPost.
[TW for this thread]
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Rape: Another Coming-Out Story huffingtonpost.com/victoria-a-bro…
I'm not sure why #UmaThurman's story hit me. Was it because 30yr old me dodged a bullet with #HarveyWeinstein? Was it because her friend saw her disheveled and hysterical? Was it because of what happened in that car scene?
No way to know. #PTSD is like that. Unpredictable.
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No way to know. #PTSD is like that. Unpredictable.
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I can tell you that I will never fully recover.
I am not alone in this. We talk about #survivors, but we never talk about how we're supposed to become a survivor.
I wasn't killed, but I was beaten, bitten, punched, slapped, sodomized and raped.
I have permanent scars.
3/
I am not alone in this. We talk about #survivors, but we never talk about how we're supposed to become a survivor.
I wasn't killed, but I was beaten, bitten, punched, slapped, sodomized and raped.
I have permanent scars.
3/
This is why I want to #MAGA. #Family.
1. My mom and dad, married 61 years. Both raised in the coalfields of #WV. My dad is LTC-USA (RET), served in #Vietnam, and is 100% VA disabled. My mom raised 3 daughters pretty much by herself!
Where is the #America they loved?
1. My mom and dad, married 61 years. Both raised in the coalfields of #WV. My dad is LTC-USA (RET), served in #Vietnam, and is 100% VA disabled. My mom raised 3 daughters pretty much by herself!
Where is the #America they loved?
2. My son, pictured here with his father. He served in the #USArmy, and due to his service, is 100% VA disabled. (He suffers from #PTSD and thus, #depression, and, sadly, #addiction.)
Will the #VA be there for him when he's old?
Will the #VA be there for him when he's old?
3. My daughter, here with me at her bridal shower. She's an elementary school #teacher, and works 12-hour days, making sure her students get the very best education possible.
Will she be forced to tell her students they can't say Merry Christmas?
Will she be forced to tell her students they can't say Merry Christmas?
