01-16-2009, 09:28 AM
How Can You Help Someone With PTSD?Offer general support. In traumatized people, support and security offered by loved ones is very important to recovery. Offer to help out with everyday tasks and show them you care.Provide a listening ear for the survivor to talk about what happened. Having the opportunity to discuss, and make sense of, the experience is often crucial in helping people to deal with trauma. Equally, remember that not everyone will be ready to talk about the trauma at the same time.Adopt a helpful and realistic attitude about what the person is capable of: expect neither too much nor too little.Acknowledge and attempt to understand the individuals'reactions to what they have experienced. This may be as simple as recognizing that PTSD can cause the same person to react with extreme anger and numbed feelings at different times.Support the individual to seek further assistance desired. Getting professional help with the symptoms of traumatic stress can sometimes be very important.-----I have anxiety attacks...and what I need during those times, is someone who is soft spoken, kind, and willing to turn all their attention on me at that time. And be helpful to whatever I need to get through it. Hope this helps!
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