Please share a haiku about ptsd.

If: If you have suffered a major trauma - be open to therapy. Ptsd can be a risk factor for fibromyalgia.

Seek: Seek activities and pastimes you find relaxing or enjoyable i.e., equine, music, or art therapy.

Humane: Humane society in your area: adopting a dog has been very helpful for veterans with ptsd.

Best: Best treatments always involve facing reality & better understandings of internalized pains & anger.

Focus: Focus on the future, not the past! it is hard, but you can change the future & not the past!

Pat: Pat yourself on your shoulder if you feel overwhelmed: you did the best you could, you are alive. You are a hero!

Use: Practice relaxation and mindfulness activities like martial arts, yoga, or meditation.

"Know: "know your cards, play your cards, get a mentor, strive for balance, ; enjoy the moments." pr smith.

MEDS: Medications can calm things down enough for a person to absorb the treatment.

Build: Build on strengths instead of magnifying weaknesses.

Define: Define your purpose now, who needs you, who can you be of help to, what can you add to others.

Following: Following contact with severe trauma, get de-briefed by a counselor asap. Get good sleep.

Create: Create a safe place in your mind that you can retreat to when nervous, but not when threatened.

If: If your symptoms include insomnia or recurrent nightmares, a drug called prazosin may help.

Share: Share your experience and talk about it. You are not alone, and you will learn from others.

Gradually: Gradually desensitize yourself through exposure therapy. Try relaxation techniques.

Psychiatrist: Psychiatrist are trained professionals that can help manage ptsd.

Take: Take full, therapeutic doses of your medications, and when you find one that works, stay on it!

Ignore: Sometimes listening to music "on the go" can make you less sensitive to the noises around you.

Ignore: Seek professional help if it interferes with your life.