Dear Friends:
Every month I will ask Dr. Frank Ochberg a PTSD related question. These are questions based on conversations I’ve had with trauma survivors. I hope you find these exchanges helpful. Please keep in mind that the info on this page and website is not a substitute for the advice given you by your own health professional and is for informational purposes only. Please check back often.
NEW: What was the inspiration for the Survivor Psalm?
Frank Ochberg reads the “Survivor Psalm.” The Psalm in the form of a bookmark has been distributed to thousands of trauma survivors. Frank wrote the psalm after working with victims of crime, and wanting a statement that would reflect a state of mind after therapy was completed.
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For a free bookmark send an SASE to Gift From Within, 16 Cobb Hill Road, Camden ME 04843. |
Questions & Answers: Index
PTSD
- Definition of PTSD
- How Common, Who Gets PTSD?
- Is PTSD a normal event?
- Does PTSD Affect The Brain?
- Duration
- Pregnancy
- Delayed Onset PTSD
- PTSD Tip Sheet for your Doctor
- Medications for PTSD
- Distinguishing PTSD from BPD
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Can the Wounds of PTSD Heal?
Complex/Chronic PTSD
- CPTSD Explanation
- Long Term Prognosis & Complex PTSD
- PTSD vs. CPTSD
- Managing Past Intense Feelings
- Overcoming Complex PTSD
PTSD Symptoms
- Anger and Brain Injury
- Anger
- Flashbacks
- Loneliness
- Feelings Of Loss And Sense Of Self
- Anxiety
- Numbing
- Re-Traumatization
- Differences bet. Depression, Dysthemia, Major Depression
- Depression vs. Sadness and Grief
- Biological Depression
- Memory Loss
- Triggers and Body Sensations
- PTSD & Facial Tics
- Emotional & Physical Reactions
- Delayed Stress Response after Experiencing a Shock
- Can A False Memory Happen?
- Differences Between Hypervigilance and Hyperarousal
- Negativity & Pessismism after Trauma
PTSD/PTSI Insomnia
Relationships
- Peer Support Issues
- Explaining PTSD To Children
- False Memory
- Toxic Family Of Origin
- Protection From Unwanted Contact
- Preventing Intergenerational PTSD
- Numbing in Male Survivors of Domestic Violence
- How To Increase Social Support
Caregivers/Partners with PTSD
- Starting a Conversation about PTSD
- Both Partners with PTSD & its Complications
- Fiancé Doesn’t Believe in Therapy
- Managing PTSD After Partner Pushes Too Hard
Childhood Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Childhood Trauma & Intrusive Images
- Revisiting The Scene Of Trauma And Abuse
- Gaslighting
- Stockholm Syndrome & Child Abuse Survivors
- Can a Child be Born Depressed
- Childhood Survivors and Being a Parent
Work Issues
- Disability Letter for Attorney-Sample
- Low Stress Jobs
- Doctor’s letter for Employer Sample
- Dealing with Co-Workers
- Job Searching with PTSD
Recovery
- Frank Ochberg’s Color Wheel of Positive Emotion
- Triggers
- Rebuilding Self Esteem
- Life After Trauma
- Coping During The Holidays
- Substance Abuse
- Improving A Damaged Self-Concept
- Explaining PTSD is a Responsibility
- Grief & Loss from a Tragic Death
- The Trauma Bond & Forgiveness
- Sudden Panic, Anxiety & Flashbacks
- Stockholm Syndrome, Trauma Bond and Undue Influence
Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Inadequate Therapy
- When to End Therapy
- Repeating Your Trauma Story
- PTSD Symptoms After The Therapy Hour
- Exposure Therapy
- Service/Therapy Dogs & PTSD
- ECT (Electro-Convulsive-Therapy)
- Bipolar & ECT Therapy: An Interview
- Telling Trauma Story to Therapist
- PTSD Client Expectations from Therapy Sessions
Veterans & PTSD
- PTSD A Disease
- Seasonal PTSD & Anniversary Reaction.
- Emotional Injury
- Therapy Sessions
- Active Listening for Moms and Friends
- Military Sexual Assault
Professionals
- Compassion Fatigue
- Consequences Of Emotional Numbing
- School Teachers And PTSD
- Using The Counting Method with Clients
- Helping Clients with PTSD