Category: PTSD
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Trying to Feel Safe but Old Fears Keep Assaulting Me
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I like to think of myself as pretty fearless and gutsy but not so much with all the news of smash-and-grabs, assaults and shootings. My PTSD-like visceral response comes from old fears when I was a Child Protective Social Worker in San Francisco many years ago.
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I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded . . .
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I used to play with Daddy’s gun when I was a child. Now I cringe whenever i hear about a child shooting or killing another child or their parent or themselves. Freaks me out to realizeI could have been that child. Another unintended shooting – on the set of ‘Rust’ when the cinematographer and director…
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Traumatizing Experiences Can Bring On PTSD
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When the Capitol was invaded on January 6, many members of Congress and staff were traumatized by needing to evacuate and hide for hours.They will likely experience PTSD — especially if they thought they were going to die.