Manns Medium

Since attention was first drawn to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, many have been scrambling to define and treat it.  What seems to be lost on those chasing this mythical beast is a plain and simple truth that when clearly understood will lead to a much better life for all concerned. Experts would have you believe that PTSD is only a condition suffered by those who are combat veterans and nothing could be farther from the truth.  To get to the truth one only has to close that hole below their nose and open the two on opposite sides of their heads.  In other words, shut up and listen.  Do not think that a piece of paper depicting your years of study or a degree gives your insight into this disorder because it does not.  What gives you insight is the memory of any event in your life that caused you to re-think your entire existence and question your reason to live on.  That people is PTSD and it affects everyone at one time or another in their live...

So many people are now becoming quick to say that they know about post-traumatic stress disorder but very few can clearly explain what that is to the ones who suffer it.   It is then, therefore assumed, that what might be true for one suffering will also be true regarding the rest of us.   They couldn’t be further from the truth. The basics may be quite similar but the cure is not.   Probably because there is no real cure for PTSD.   It cannot be erased by drugs nor its results cured by counseling.   It can only be controlled.   Controlled by the decisions those who suffer from it makes.   One of the major common issues is the inability to sleep.   Many have begun to take sleeping aids in order to get that rest but to me those sleepless nights could be the beginning of something great. Use your sleepless nights as a time to think of a few good things that you could do for another person.   Maybe someone in your household or neighbor...