Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - February 2014 | Page 32

PTSD is not just for the Military! - p4

Although through my job, these were all
things I understood very well and helped
other people through, on a daily basis, I
could not seem to help myself. I needed
h e l p ! I n e e d e d a t ra u m a t ra i n e d
professional who knew the right therapies
to help me and my specific problem. I
learned to be gentle and forgiving with
myself as one does with a child when they
learn to care for themselves for the first
me. Through the help of my therapy, I also
learned that it is not “me” who behaves so
wretchedly, but the defender of the
frightened child inside me that reacts
overprotec vely to what it perceives a
threat. The body is biochemically geared to
protect when the monster called “fear” is
unleashed.
When seeking to understand and/or treat
PTSD, it is important to note that presentday trauma educa on is s ll a very new

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perspec ve and is in the explora on,
discovery and educa onal stages. If you
suffer from PTSD, please find a therapist
who is Trauma trained. This will provide you
with a proper diagnosis and the most
effec ve tools to help you find your path
back to health, happiness and security. One
of the websites I prefer, for informa on
about treatment of both adults and
children, is presented by the Trauma
Ins tute at h p://www.childtrauma.com.
In the end, the most important thing I've
learned through my own experience,
however, is that no one can heal by
themselves! You must find help, a guiding
light at the end of a very dark tunnel and
that there is posi vely NO shame what-soever in ge ng that help, only in hiding from
the problem!