http://www.bpdfriends.com #1 Online Support Community for both Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorders Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:51:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/12/twisters-and-roller-coasters-living-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/12/twisters-and-roller-coasters-living-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:58:35 +0000 BPD Friends http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/12/twisters-and-roller-coasters-living-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress/ Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Not too long ago, a client who I was treating for prescription drug abuse, looked at me and said, “It’s my desperate need to silence my feelings that drives me to want to use.”  She went on to describe what it felt like to live in her skin.  “It’s as if the people in my [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/12/twisters-and-roller-coasters-living-with-complex-post-traumatic-stress/feed/ 0 http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/8-signs-of-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-from-hoffman-estates-and-cary-il/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/8-signs-of-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-from-hoffman-estates-and-cary-il/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:00 +0000 BPD Friends http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/8-signs-of-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-from-hoffman-estates-and-cary-il/ Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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All people experience stressful events which can affect them emotionally and physically. Our reactions to stress are usually brief, and most of us recover without any further problems. However, if you have experienced a catastrophic event, you may find that you have developed signs of ongoing problems, known as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/8-signs-of-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-from-hoffman-estates-and-cary-il/feed/ 0 http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/understanding-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/understanding-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:12:57 +0000 BPD Friends http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/understanding-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/ Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Posttraumatic stress disorder is a mental illness that has gained a lot of press since the Vietnam War. Despite the press, however, many people do not realize what this condition is and how many lives it can and does impact. Posttraumatic stress disorder is one of several anxiety disorders. This particular condition is widely [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2009/11/understanding-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/feed/ 0