Pat, that PTSD site is really helpful! I read the page you linked to, and explored a little till I came to this page: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/women-trauma-and-ptsd.asp
It's specifically about women and PTSD, and really interesting to read how symptoms of PTSD are different in women than in men. (I know, that shouldn't be all that surprising, should it!) According to the info on this web page, women are more than twice as likely to develop PTSD than men (10 percent vs 4 percent). Women also tend to take longer to recover from PTSD and are four times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD.
As I read through this US Dept. of Veterans Affairs PTSD site, which is really pretty amazing in its depth of information, I'm finding it so incredibly ironic... My ex is not only with Homeland Security, but he's also in the Army Reserves and has been for nearly two decades. So here's this military guy who caused this whole nightmare in my life, and here's the military offering helpful info on how to recover from the trauma....
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Pat, that PTSD site is really helpful! I read the page you linked to, and explored a little till I came to this page: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/women-trauma-and-ptsd.asp
It's specifically about women and PTSD, and really interesting to read how symptoms of PTSD are different in women than in men. (I know, that shouldn't be all that surprising, should it!) According to the info on this web page, women are more than twice as likely to develop PTSD than men (10 percent vs 4 percent). Women also tend to take longer to recover from PTSD and are four times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD.
As I read through this US Dept. of Veterans Affairs PTSD site, which is really pretty amazing in its depth of information, I'm finding it so incredibly ironic... My ex is not only with Homeland Security, but he's also in the Army Reserves and has been for nearly two decades. So here's this military guy who caused this whole nightmare in my life, and here's the military offering helpful info on how to recover from the trauma....
June 16, 2010 - 9:29amThis Comment
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