Wow! I'm excited. My book might come
out earlier then expected. Not certain of course, but excited at the
prospect just the same.
I've been reading Rival's novel and in
it he touched on the subject of PTSD. It is not just a soldiers
disease. I know of 2 abused women that have been diagnosed with it as
well. It can pop it's head up to anyone and so I thought we might for
informational purposes look at a few of the symptoms. OK?
I couldn't find anything for anyone
other then vets, but here is a link to a test:
The truth is women and abused children,
any one really who has been through a traumatic event in which they
felt endangered often can end up with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
It is important to me to acknowledge when I have some form of problem
in my own life because my family's quality of life is directly
affected by my own.
I myself took the test and it seems a
reliable ruler at least. The important thing I think is NOT TO take
the results of an online quiz as a real diagnosis. However if you are
answering yes to those questions it's better to be safe then sorry
and to seek the opinion of professionals.
Just like in AA... if you refuse to
acknowledge a problem, the problem accelerates and denial does NOT
erase symptoms either.
One more thing I just wanted to
mention, my good friend Jennifer started a club on FB which I really
thought was a nice idea. The group is themed Random Acts of Kindness.
Check it out.
Here's the link:
That's my side of it,
Angel xxoo
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