Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Source: ( Mayo Clinic)
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an adaptation of the evidence-based therapy known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) used by clinicians to help clients explore recovery from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions.[1] It is a manualized therapy that includes common elements from general cognitive-behavioral treatments. CPT typically consists of 12 sessions and has been shown to be effective in treating PTSD across a variety of populations, including combat veterans,[2][3][4] sexual assault victims,[5][6][7] and refugees.[8] CPT can be provided in individual and group treatment formats. The theory behind CPT conceptualizes PTSD as a disorder of "non-recovery" in which erroneous beliefs about the causes and consequences of traumatic events produce strong negative emotions and prevent accurate processing of the trauma memory and natural emotions emanating from the event. Most people with PTSD experience a range of emotions including horror, anger, shame, guilt and sadness as well as fear. A significant contributor to the interruption of the natural recovery process is the ongoing use of avoidance as a coping strategy. By avoiding the trauma memory and situations that trigger reactions, people with PTSD limit their opportunities to process the traumatic experience and gain a more adaptive understanding. CPT incorporates trauma-specific cognitive techniques to help individuals with PTSD more accurately appraise these "stuck points" and progress toward recovery.
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Veterans don't have a monopoly on P.T.S.D. Many read this paper. Someone, reading this probably has or knows someone with this disorder. Those of you do, know and feel the pain.
It's important you know the exact type of treatment I hope you ask a caregiver for.
That's why I started this diary with the exact definition of (CPT). I've had treatment for P.T.S.D. for years. CPT is the first time anyone asked me about the incident that gave me a diagnosis of P.T.S.D. Receiving 12 weeks of therapy and doing homework, showed me how my decision-making ability, pain, and feelings about myself caused so much pain for myself and others.
I have more below the fold.
Do you ever have the following thoughts about events in your past?
1. Because I did not fight against the attacker, the abuse is my fault.
2. Because I did not tell anyone, I am to blame for the abuse.
3. I should have known he/she would have hurt me.
4. Expressing my emotions means, I will loose control of myself.
5. I have no control over my future.
These are 5 "stuck points" out of thirty. Each emotion is talked about; you are given
Alternative thoughts to replace negative ones. The event that caused your traumatic event and your thinking is logical or emotional. Would your feelings hold up in a court of law? You might be shocked to see ill-logical feelings have caused you years of pain.
I have no goal to "teach" this course. That takes a professional and 12 weeks of your time.
For years, I've felt my actions helped a little girl die. With this course, I've come to learn
I couldn't have prevented her death. I don't remember what I had for dinner a week ago,
but I see that little girl's death as clearly as looking through a new window. The death happened over forty years ago.
Promise me you or your loved one will get treatment for P.T.S.D. The therapy I'm talking about is starting to be used by many therapists.
There is also a new type of therapy called "Loving-Kindness" Mediation. I haven't taken the course
but know much about it. If anyone wants information about this kind of treatment,message me.
These are two examples of new treatment for P.T.S.D. People in pain deserve help to
feel better. Don't wait until your life is almost over.
I want every day to be full of happiness and joy for you.
-“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.”
― Susan Pease Banitt
Thu Oct 22, 2015 at 2:16 PM PT: “When he first said my diagnosis, I couldn't believe it. There must be another PTSD than post-traumatic stress disorder, I thought. I have only heard of war veterans who have served on the front lines and seen the horrors of battle being diagnosed with PTSD. I am a Beverly Hills housewife, not a soldier. I can't have PTSD. Well, I was wrong. Housewives can get PTSD, too, and yours, truly did.”
― Taylor Armstrong