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Guest Post: PTSD vs C-PTSD by APN Lodge

Bipolar Bandit

Whether you’ve had a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis in the past and it’s being exacerbated by the pandemic, or you’re just starting to take a closer look at your mental health symptoms, we can all benefit from more support and greater trauma awareness. There is no single “best” treatment for PTSD treatment.

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How to Help Someone Who’s Experiencing PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can severely impact a person’s life. When a partner, family member, or friend has PTSD, it can also take a heavy toll on your relationship with them. What PTSD Looks Like. Avoidance Symptoms. Arousal and Reactivity Symptoms.

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Mental Health Check-in

Abuse Survivor

I think anyone would under my circumstances of life plus debilitating PTSD symptoms. I have to remember that I wake up with a certain amount of stress and accept that I’m not running around like someone that doesn’t have PTSD so I need to give myself a break. I am unable to sit in person with a trauma therapist just yet.

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Chicago students are in crisis. Here’s how we can help them heal.

Brightpoint

A June 2023 U of Chicago Education Lab study found that an “astonishing 38 percent” of Black and Latina adolescent girls in Chicago schools showed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is double the rate of PTSD among service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Continuing Care After Addiction Treatment in Chicago

Gateway Foundation

Consider these options as you move through recovery: Cognitive behavioral therapy: In cognitive behavioral therapy , you and your therapist work together to track how your thoughts influence your behavior. You’ll learn to set goals, cope with intense emotions and embrace positive changes.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

For example, to administer whole person care to a client experiencing depression, a therapist could consider: Biochemical reactions in the client’s brain, such as lowered levels of dopamine or serotonin If the client’s basic needs are being met, i.e., are they experiencing housing, food, and/or clothing insecurity? Payers : Many in the U.S.

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What I Learned About Navigating the Mental Health System

Beautiful Voyager

I have been through a series of around thirty medications, plenty of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists’ doctors, drug infusions, and even electric shock. But I do believe there is a sliver of hope, and for people that suffer from severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar, etc…sometimes that is all we need.