Is PTSD a lifelong condition?

Living with CPTSD. CPTSD is a serious mental health condition that can take some time to treat, and for many people, it’s a lifelong condition. However, a combination of therapy and medication can help you manage your symptoms and significantly improve your quality of life.

Does therapy feel worse before it gets better?

Wrong. Feeling worse after starting therapy is absolutely normal. It’s just something not enough of us admit to. It actually means therapy is working.

Does trauma get worse before it gets better?

Sometimes PTSD really does get worse before it gets better. It’s normal and natural to face ups and downs when healing from trauma. If you’re going through a rough patch in therapy, hold on to the hope that there is healing at the other end.

Is C-PTSD a disability?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be the basis for a successful Social Security disability claim, but it must be properly medically documented. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be the basis for a successful Social Security disability claim, but it must be properly medically documented.

What should you not do if you have PTSD from war?

Avoid thoughts or feelings related to the trauma. For example, you might refuse to talk about war if war was the cause of your symptoms. Avoid things that remind you of the trauma. You might not watch war movies for fear of triggering painful feelings, for instance.

Is your psychiatrist on your side or not?

Your psychiatrist is supposed to be on your side. You and your psychiatrist are supposed to be a team to fight mental illness together. But this just doesn’t always turn out to be true. So many of us have, in fact, experienced the opposite. So why is it that psychiatrists won’t listen to patients?

Should I take medications my psychiatrist pushing on Me?

There is a time and place for most all medications out there, but a medication should never cause you more agony than your original presenting problem. If your psychiatrist is pushing a medication on you that you are uncomfortable with, give them a firm “thanks, but no thanks” and move on.

Do psychiatrists not listen to their patients?

I actually get this question all the time so yes, in my experience, many psychiatrists do not listen to their patients. I can’t speak for psychiatrists with any degree of authority, but from the patient side of the room, here’s what I’ve noticed: Psychiatrists often think, or at least act, like they’re better than they’re patients.