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Can anyone relate and share how they overcame/ are overcoming their ptsd? My boyfriend was a victim of a shooting that scarred him with ptsd. He began to have problems sleeping, eating, quit a great job, almost quit school, and distanced himself in our relationship because of how badly he was mentally effected from being shot. Later he was locked up (still in jail). I joined this support group on behalf of him to receive as much advice as I could to help him get through this. He is receiving medical treatment in jail for his ptsd, but I feel like jail is making it worst. I feel like there should be other mental help available to inmates dealing with ptsd. I'm pretty sure they all deal with ptsd trying to survive in the jail system. I am looking forward to getting any advice out there. Thanks
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Hello EFoster: I'm sorry I can't really be of help with this. But I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to Psych Central. One additional forum, here on PC, that may be of interest to you would be the Partners of People & Caregivers forum. Here's a link:
https://psychcentralforums.com/partn...ivers-support/ Here are links to 7 articles, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of PTSD: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Psych Central Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment | Psych Central How Does PTSD Affect Relationships? The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms: How Trauma Changes The Brain https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-a...tions-of-ptsd/ https://psychcentral.com/ptsd/posttr...ked-questions/ Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing I hope you find PC to be of benefit. __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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Hi, EFoster, and welcome to PsychCentral. It's incredible that your boyfriend is receiving treatment for his PTSD in jail - that is wonderful. Being in jail is no doubt not helpful for him, but hopefully with the treatment he's receiving, it will enable him to bear it. I really can't think of a thing to add beyond what the wonderful Skeezyks has posted. From my own story, I can say that PTSD-specific treatment is an absolute must. I've been through many different types of therapies over the years, which helped with this or that, but it wasn't until I was diagnosed with, and started treatment for, the PTSD specifically that the issues caused by it started to be addressed.
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