Please share a tip on some do's and don'ts with regard to ptsd.

Acupuncture: Acupuncture is excellent for treating panic, post traumatic stress disorder & generalized anxiety.

Eye: Eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (emdr) can be very beneficial for anxiety & ptsd.

Facing/solving: Facing/solving internal (mind) drivers (esp. Frustration, anger, pain, ptsd) & relax arterioles best.

Have: Have and regularly see a good psychologist. Consider emdr, tapping, behavior modification and meds.

Develop: Develop resiliency by regulating life style with healthy food, mindfulness, and exercise.

Realize: Realize that it is not always preventable and can happen to anyone ; beyond your ability to control.

Don't: Don't keep this too yourself - share your anxieties and seek assistance with friends and family.

You: You are a survivor, not a victim! be confident you can also win over your ptsd symptoms!

Find: Find a good therapist who is an expert at ptsd. Medications sometimes help. Never rely on drugs/alcohol.

Resiliency: Resiliency keeps ptsd from occurring. Stay engaged with the parts of life that help you to thrive.

Tell: Tell your family members and friends about your condition. Explain to them the symptoms.

Take: Take the time to exercise and eat healthy foods. These two necessities give you energy.

After: After a traumatic event, talk, talk, talk about it. Don't hold it inside.

A: A trauma is not an experience. It is an emotional response to an experience.

Several: Several drugs have been studied for ptsd prevention including propranolol, morphine & glucocorticoids.

Antidepressants: Antidepressant ssri's like prozac, zoloft, lexapro, (escitalopram) and Celexa are first line treatments for ptsd.

Not: Not everyone who has a traumatic event develops ptsd; most people recover in weeks to months.

While: While difficult, talking with a therapist about your experiences can help recovery from ptsd.

Having: Having a support group to talk about your experiences in a safe environment can help.

Face: Face explicit internal experiences & beliefs driving emotions with another soul worthy of your trust.

Treating: It's a myth that: treating symptoms without directly dealing with the source, will work.

Live: Live one day at a time and find enjoyment in it!

Acupuncture: Acupuncture is commonly used in conjunction with other therapies for the treatment of ptsd.

Daily: Positive daily affirmations in the mirror every A.M. May seem pointless at first but become powerful over time.

U: You are a survivor, look at yourself with pride & learn how to build newly found strength with a safe therapist!

Pick: Pick a good, pleasant & safe memory of yours. When in distress, breath & use it as your safe heaven!

-Don't: Don't judge yourself for being upset. Simplify your life until you recover. Vent your feelings.

Find: Find someone you trust and start talking. There is no time limit on recovery.

People: Myth: people suffer from ptsd "right after" they experience a traumatic event.

Obtain: Obtain a 'direct focus' on a future direction and let the past stay in the past forever.

If: If your road rage becomes too severe, pull your vehicle over to the side of the road & chill out.

If: If your road rage takes over while you are driving your kids - it is time for professional help.

If: If you are riding the other guy's bumper, your road rage has taken over. Breath in & slow down.

Your: Your road rage is scaring all your passengers. Take a deep breath, slow down & chill out.

Once: Once road rage takes over - you are no longer a safe driver. Get a handle on it or pull over.

Has: Has post traumatic stress disorder turned you into someone you don't like ? Get help !

If: If you don't get help for your post traumatic stress disorder - your whole family will pay the price.

Make: Make sure your post traumatic stress disorder is documented in your health record before separation.

If: If you think life is no longer worth living, get help for your sake & for those who care about you.

Don't: Don't let the stigma of having a mental health problem prevent you from getting help for your ptsd.

Having: Having post traumatic stress disorder (or any mental health problem) does not make you a bad person.

If: If you don't find the right therapist on your first try, look for a better fit.

If: If you've been home for a while & still have to sleep with your rifle - it may be time to seek help.

Miss: Miss the man you used to be? Don't like the man you have become? Get help.

Serve: Serve those who sacrifice for us. Adopt a military family when one of the parents is deployed.

Keep: Keep a journal and discuss your issues with a pastor or priest. They are very good at listening.

It's: It's not just about staying healthy ; improving individually, but affects the community on the whole.

Change: Change your mindset and believe that you can achieve on the highest level.

If: If your solace comes from a bottle - it is time to accept help.

When: When using sertraline/zoloft, one must avoid eating grapefruit. Speak to your doctor.

When: When using sertraline or zoloft, one might avoid eating grapefruit. Speak to your doctor.

Healing: Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. -- hippocrates.

Support: Support dogs can help reduce the anxiety & loneliness of ptsd.

Allow: Allow your traumas to shape who you become but never to define who you are.

“Each: “each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” anonymous.

U: You survived the trauma for a reason. If it did not kill you, it gave you strength.

After: After injury, if you have emotional distress, do not delay, see a counselor soon.

When: When you have ptsd your mind never stops walking the perimeter.

The: The sooner you speak with a therapist following a trauma, the less likely you will develop ptsd.

Shame: Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. ― dr. Brené brown.

You: You are not alone, get help from counselor, and strive to sleep better.

EMDR: Emdr can offer significant relief for ptsd, in 5-7 (1 1/2 - 2 hrs) sessions for single event trauma.

When: When symptoms arise sit w/ both feet on the floor. Remind yourself that you are no longer in danger.

Know: Know what triggers your ptsd symptoms & find ways to predict them. Prepare for them to cope better.

After: After surviving traumatic event, seek help and support immediately. Family, friends or professional.

PTSD: Ptsd is not the end of the world, even if it feels like it.

Stay: Stay away from those who would want to make you think that abuse is normal. Honor your boundaries.

Do: Do take time daily for positive affirmations.

Do: Do practice forgiveness towards those who are truly sorry. Leave the rest to god; don't stay angry.

The: The main treatments for people with ptsd are psychotherapy (“talk” therapy), medications, or both.

Have: Have family members alert you to when you are acting abnormally.

In: In ptsd treatment, cognitive therapy can be used along with exposure therapy.

However: However you choose to get support and help, doing so can help prevent ptsd.

Get: Get support and help, doing so can help prevent normal stress reactions from getting worse.

Seek: Seek the company of empathic positive people.

Live: Live and thrive by being around others who understand.

Do: Do not seek pity or sympathy. Seek instead true empathy and understanding for these forces heal.

Do: Do be surprised when you have a traumatic memory. Don't be with the healing it brings.

Try: Try to learn a lesson from that traumatic event forgive who hurt you, since you won't forget it.

Discuss: Discuss the event with a professional. Work on forgiveness and understanding, guilt and anger.

Work: Work on the trauma immediately after the event. Release anger and guilty feelings.

Don't: Don't wait for it to go away - get treatment and stick to it.

Ask: Ask your therapist about emdr, which does indeed seem miraculous at times.

Old: Myth is that ptsd needs severe trauma such as war, or tornado. But, it's common from car accidents.

After: After trauma, get specialized help and support immediately. Don't wait for it to become ptsd later!

You: You can't heal the past by dwelling there. Heal your life by being completely present here, today.

In: In every flashback is a message of something to be learned about yourself, the world around you, or people. Learn the message.

Don't: Don't let trauma create bitterness. Do let it expand your empathic reach.

Do: Do expect your salvation through christ. Do you think you could tell christ his death was not enough.

Every: Every child has a right and a need to love their parent regardless of the beast that the parent was.

Trauma: Trauma is healed by full acceptance, empathy and true understanding.

Support: Support groups are out there for people who live with ptsd. Regularly follow up with one locally.

Prolonged: Prolonged exposure (pe) is a protocol researched treatment found to be helpful for ptsd.

Eye: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr) treatment can be effective for ptsd.

You: You are not responsible for the hand you were dealt, just to handle it with grace. Be gentle.

Do: Do not dig to deep to fast in therapy. Do honor your inner helpers wisdom about readiness to proceed.

DID:: Did: only god can forgive your perpetrators. Your job:accept inner perpetrators as part of self.

A: A thorough psychiatric evaluation as soon as you experience your first symptoms can help! don't wait.

There: There is a medication you can try to help decrease nightmares, if this is a problem: prazosin.

Ignore: Sometimes ptsd can occur in children traumatized even before they can speak.

Ignore: As soon as you have a traumatic event seek help from a special counselor who understands ptsd.

Ignore: It's a myth that: most people with post-traumatic stress disorder get the help they need.

Do: Do ask if you need meds in addition to counseling especially if you are very depressed , anxious.

If: If nothing else has helped, a procedure for refractory ptsd is a stellate ganglion block, .

Ignore: Ptsd is a normal reaction to trauma. Clinical hypnosis can be very helpful.