Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Holiday stress busters for PTSD





FOR People with PTSD -- And EVERYONE Else!

A Podcast feel with avatars! Listen and/or watch :-)

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Presented by Dr. Colleen M. Crary, PhD
Fearless Nation PTSD Support
and
Stacy Lee (Stacy Maracas in Second Life)
Echo Group Band of Brothers

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but vets there still can't use it to treat their PTSD

Now here's a disconnect. Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but vets there who try to use it to treat their PTSD symptoms could lose all of their VA medical benefits. A bill could have fixed that, but it was rejected by the legislature.

Read more...

Veterans Suffering from PTSD Denied Access to Marijuana in Colorado

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Vets from Vietnam still haunted by (undiagnosed) PTSD

PTSD wasn't a term 40, 50 or 60 years ago. That doesn't mean it didn't exist.



"There was no awareness of PTSD and there was not a specific diagnosis
for it," Ruohomaki says. "Now, the older veterans are reaching out for
help."


Read more:

Undiagnosed a generation ago, PTSD still haunts older vets -- DailyHerald.com

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Yoga can help reduce PTSD symptoms

We've discussed this several times before: yoga can be a great way to help reduce PTSD symptoms. Now a new study (specifically of women) once again proves this. Reuters reports:

"Simply stated, yoga may regulate aspects of the
endocrine system and the nervous system that are out of balance in
PTSD," Staples said. "Yoga also reduces the stress response which plays a
role in PTSD symptoms."

Read more:

Yoga may help women ease PTSD symptoms | Reuters

Did media coverage of the Fort Hood shooting worsen the stigma of combat PTSD?

Did media coverage of the Fort Hood shooting worsen the stigma of combat PTSD?



Yes, says psychiatrist and former Army doctor Harry Croft, writing for the Huffington Post:



"But what is extremely clear to those of us who actually work with
veterans and others with PTSD is this type of violence is an extreme
abnormality and does not portray what the average person with PTSD
experiences. While anger is associated with PTSD for some, even in the
worst cases it certainly doesn't tend to manifest in the murdering on
innocent people."


Read more:



Combat PTSD Stigma Made Worse by Fort Hood Shooting Media Coverage | Harry Croft, M.D