PTSD is quite the crazy condition that so many people can relate to and so many more try to hide and cover up.
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PTSD is quite the crazy condition that so many people can relate to and so many more try to hide and cover up.
So true, a lot of people are embarrassed to have it and don't share their condition, unless they have an "episode" as some people call it and then feel like they have to explain their behaviour away. That isn't right, if more people were properly diagnosed in a timely fashion and it was destigmatized there would be a lot more Veterans, Police Officers and other frontline workers that received treatment and wouldn't have to suffer through it alone.
I'll be honest conventional treatment is absolutely deplorable and does more harm.
It wasn't until I started going to Native American sweat lodge and starting to reconnect with my traditional cultural heritage and belief systems.
During my native medicine Man apprenticeship I started talking with a bunch of the Native American veterans because I've done a lifetime of community service with these individuals and I asked them since they obviously had things way worse than I did... What do you do what do you do to heal how do you go about finding therapy that actually works.. or a therapist that isn't just going to get horrified freak out and go crazy on you....
Basically the wisdom that they gave me was that it's all wrapped up in my head and I can let it go at any time but I just have to mature enough and allow enough time to go by that eventually the scars will heal. However of course conventional therapy isn't going to help and the only thing you can do is spend time with others. Help them through things...
A sheltered protected person who understands only the clinical side? Will never relate and will never be able to connect with the patient in the ways that they need.
Going through Native American sweat lodge ceremony together and then sitting and eating afterwards and being able to talk and share experiences as well as ways that we try to manage the post-traumatic stress flare-ups.....
That is the only way that truly helps.
Being a part of a small community that is able to watch and heal our soldiers when they come back from the battlefield? That is the strength of the Native American tribes.
Instantly one soldiers return back from war zones they instantly get full Native American cultural training and as well they're isolated among the Native American veterans and we debrief and train with them being our range safety officers and training team leadership.
This institutes a lot of respect for our traditions as well as honoring the sacrifice and promise that these young men have Went to war and have acquitted themselves on her ably on the battlefield. The knowledge of current warfighting is past to the entire warrior cadre. The young man are honored and recognized for what they do. And we have a full integration planned to slowly integrate them back into the community. However unlike the United States army where they just basically dump you back into society randomly with little to no oversight and support systems....
We do a little bit better in helping our warriors and PTSD isn't just one section... All of our warriors can take advantage of the support systems and that is one of the big things is that we really help and send out hope for people needing that healing.
I may we all be able to help out each other to heal from trauma. Which is another main reason why I advocate cannabis use.... That definitely helps.
Well said. Too many of us won't seek conventional treatments, either because of embarrassment, friends/family sharing a bad past experience or past bad experiences of our own; myself included.
I spent a lot of years suffering because traditional treatments no longer worked for me and I was ready to give up. The truth is, if it wasn't for my medicinal plants and oils I'd have given up and probably be dead by now. Thankfully, I was blessed to find a doctor that understood and was willing to prescribe it for my pain mainly, but it made a huge difference in my mental quality life as much as it helped with the physical quality. I started getting healthier the day I stopped with traditional treatments and switched to cannabis for sure and I'm absolutely more happy nowadays too.
It would not be remiss if all first responders were permitted cannabis use on their off duty hours, as long as they were "fit for duty" when required. I bet that would make for a lot less stress/anxiety in their lives and in their families/friends lives, because they see what's happening with us before we do.