Post traumatic stress disorder rape victims

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Yesterday and today Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been associated with any traumatic event which leaves the witness/participant with feelings of helplessness. There are several definitions for PTSD however, I believe the most accurate is: PTSD is an emotional injury based on a catastrophic event.

get a good therapist to help you with post traumatic stress disorder and OCD. medications can help. i hear there are 2 paths to take. be a victim for the rest of your life or be a survivor. you have already taken the steps to being a survivor! good for you! i applaud your strength and courage. people that do these types of things are cowards. they prey on women who they think are defenseless. well he might have overpowered you physically. but in the longrun you will be stronger!

my doctor just told me i had post traumatic stress syndrome, and honestly i'm not sure what that means... why are the "symptoms" of this disorder? Are there any long term issues i should worry about?

What's wrong is the ex trying to rape you. It sounds like you may be going through post traumatic stress disorder. I am not a Dr so I can't say for sure if that's what it is. Have you thought about counseling? I think it may be a great help to you.

My question being how come we hear of so many rape victims getting HIV after 1 rape encounter. Is this due to the fact that most rapes are forceful and there would be some wounds in the female (or male) victim? Or is the fact many of the girls are virgins so there is open wounds? I know this seems like a morbid question but I would just like to know after hearing of some transmissions in Libya.

If stress prevented implantation, women in war-torn countries would never get pregnant, rape victims would never get pregnant, young teenagers from religiously absolutist families for whom there are terrible penalties for pregnancy would never get pregnant, someone who has lost a dearly loved one to death would never get pregnant. Guess what, pregnancies happen in all of those situations. A fight is not enough to prevent implantation.

Please see the police about the rape and a counselor about your post-traumatic stress over the sexual assault.

Are you observing someone else and trying to determine if she was raped, or are you talking about something like post-traumatic symptoms for an adult who is thinking that their psychological situation is affected by a rape?

How will Post traumatic stress disorder affect me during pregnancy and the hormones?

Do birds experience post traumatic stress and is there anything we can do to help him get over the experience? And wilI he ever go back to his normal behavior? I have been keeping the dogs away from his cage, but other than that I am not sure what else I can do and I feel terrible as he is loved so dearly.

Not eating unless I make her This has come out of no-where - does any of this sound like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Who should I take her to see - all GP's in our area are hopeless Thank-you in advance.

d examine why you want this with a therapist, preferably a female therapist who is experienced at dealing with rape victims. It seems an odd thing to be asking for a therapist who would sleep with you as a way to get over a rape.

org/forums/PTSD---Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder/show/316. This said, I think it important that you tell your parents what is going on and see if you can get in to see a therapist about it so you can sort out the dreams and hopefully resolve it. Take care. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

my daughter is confronted with the same variables, insufficient evidence, 6-8 month wait for forensics, and an assailant who denied any wrong doing, and a police force who will not pursue the rapist unless he admits it. Directly after the assault she went to hospital and had a rape kit administered, had visiable bruising on her arms and legs, after being ruffied, but according to police we have no evidence....meaning your case is at the end of the line unless he admits it.

I was only diagnosed with regular old PTSD but one event and the person who caused it, I have this happen with.

It sounds like you are possibly suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, which is common after being sexually assaulted. As you were so young when it happened, you would be less likely to recieve counselling - did you? Have you ever sought professional help to deal with your thoughts and anxiety round sexual activity?

It is important that you have someone who is supportive and understanding that you can speak to on a regular basis to cope with this trauma you experienced. Post traumatic stress disorder is a common occurrence after an experience that you went through.

I was prescribed xanax about a year ago for panic attacks due to a rape and I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic stress. I never took them at that time. I don't like to take pills at all. They prescribed me Lunesta for sleeping. It worked pretty good. I had a miscarriage April 18th and haven't had a good night sleep since. I haven't slept more than 3 or 4 hours.

Post-traumatic stress disorder not Post traumatic shock disorder. I am also saddened by fact that I have not found support to have this forum as it seems so many have problems with PTSD.

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