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Suggest Treatment For Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
hi, when i was 39 i went to work as an operating rm. nurse and by the time i got home, i was informed my mother had advanced breast cancer, divorce papers in the maerilbox and all banking accounts emptied. 2wks after my mother passed my ex was having a beer in my parents home, my father wanted me to take him back and i refused, i was never accepted in the family after that, ex went on all the holidays, weddings i was not wanted at the head table but my ex was smiling the whole time. my son entered the drug scene and they turned their back on him, happy to say he turned his life around and became an awesome guy. now aging and what comes with it, illness,death, they now want a relationship, i felt they destroyed my life and time does not heal, can you help me come to terms with this before i die. thank you linda
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
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I can understand your concern. You have suffered a lot of traumas in life which got repeated again and again and this caused a significant blow to your personal life. This is really very bad but you should try to come out of it. Due to repeated traumas and helplessness most likely you have developed depressive symptoms and these symptoms are hampering your day to day functioning. Don't feel devastated and just remember one thing that everything heals with time. Please try to find new ways of interest in your life. Visit a psychiatrist for help and evaluation. Medicines like SSRIs are very good antidepressants and result in significant improvement in mood. Cognitive therapy by a trained psychologist can also help you in coming out of that bad phase of life.
Please don't blame yourself for any thing, just take one step to visit a psychiatrist and you will come out of all that mess.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi
I can understand your concern. You have suffered a lot of traumas in life which got repeated again and again and this caused a significant blow to your personal life. This is really very bad but you should try to come out of it. Due to repeated traumas and helplessness most likely you have developed depressive symptoms and these symptoms are hampering your day to day functioning. Don't feel devastated and just remember one thing that everything heals with time. Please try to find new ways of interest in your life. Visit a psychiatrist for help and evaluation. Medicines like SSRIs are very good antidepressants and result in significant improvement in mood. Cognitive therapy by a trained psychologist can also help you in coming out of that bad phase of life.
Please don't blame yourself for any thing, just take one step to visit a psychiatrist and you will come out of all that mess.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi
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hello my Dear Linda,
You can very well be upgraded from disability but after a certain period of observation by your treating doctor,when he get the confidence of your recovery and stable routine behaviour,he may upgrade you and you can join the work.
Meanwhile i would suggest you to take regular medications as prescribed and follow a healthy routine, spend quality time with family, have balanced diet and do regular exercise, yoga and medidation.
You should attend behavior therapy and counselling sessions with your Doctor.
Have confidence and strong will power,you and only you can do it.
All the best and wish you a healthy life ahead.
Thanks for your query
You can very well be upgraded from disability but after a certain period of observation by your treating doctor,when he get the confidence of your recovery and stable routine behaviour,he may upgrade you and you can join the work.
Meanwhile i would suggest you to take regular medications as prescribed and follow a healthy routine, spend quality time with family, have balanced diet and do regular exercise, yoga and medidation.
You should attend behavior therapy and counselling sessions with your Doctor.
Have confidence and strong will power,you and only you can do it.
All the best and wish you a healthy life ahead.
Thanks for your query
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