Posts Tagged ‘PTSD’
Past Trauma, Current Problems (Don’t Suffer in Silence)
People tend to associate PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) exclusively with war veterans. While this group is very susceptible to PTSD, they are not the only group. Anyone who has witnessed or experienced a traumatic event may find it difficult to function now as a result from trauma-related memories and other symptoms. This could be…
Read MoreNational Mental Health Awareness Month: Healing Can Start with a Conversation
Today, millions of Americans live with the burden of a mental health problem. Too often they go through life trying to “just deal with” or “get over” conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and depression & anxiety – illnesses that can impact each and every aspect of their lives. The surprising thing is, fewer…
Read MoreMen Can Have Borderline Personality Disorder Too
Dr. Robert Fischer, executive director of the Optimum Performance Institute and its OPI Intensive, was interviewed by Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC, and C.R. Zwolinski, Authors of the 2009 Bestseller Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On without Wasting Time or Money and the Therapy Soup blog at PsychCentral.com. The original interview appeared on PsychCentral.com.…
Read MoreBPD in Men: We Can Have Borderline Personality Disorder, Too
Dr. Robert Fischer, executive director of the Optimum Performance Institute and its OPI Intensive, was interviewed by Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC, and C.R. Zwolinski, Authors of the 2009 Bestseller Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On without Wasting Time or Money and the Therapy Soup blog at PsychCentral.com. The original interview appeared on PsychCentral.com. Borderline…
Read MoreBPD and PTSD: How common is the overlap?
How common is it to have a diagnosis of both Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? This is a key question currently being considered in the mental health community. Studies show anywhere from 26% – 57% of comorbidity of these two disorders. “These findings further suggest that this particular personality disorder…
Read MoreTraumaDrama: An Effective Approach in Therapeutic Treatment Programs
In 2013, clinical therapist Kim Jensen, LMFT, brought his 10-week experiential TraumaDrama program to OPI and OPI Intensive participants, as announced in this July 2013 article. Here, Jensen explains more about why this creative approach to healing from past trauma can be so highly effective. TraumaDrama is an experiential-based treatment group that explores the participant’s…
Read MoreRemembering 9/11 and the Effects of Trauma and PTSD
It is impossible to forget the images and sounds witnessed the morning of September 11, 2001. The images will likely stay with us for years to come. Many of us are able to continue on in our normal everyday lives and every now and then take a moment to reflect on the terror that occurred…
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