Dr. Sanjay Gupta reflects on post traumatic stress disorder. He shares personal stories and asks viewers to submit questions. You can leave comments for Dr. Gupta here. (A couple weeks ago he was covering swine flu in Mexico City.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks post traumatic stress disorder
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Dr. Gupta – Thank you so very much for this honest and personal look at PTSD and how simply and quickly memory can infect both body and mind.
As a trauma survivor who has finally healed (after struggling with chronic/extreme, undiagnosed PTSD for 25 years), I hope you'll help me spread the word by encouraging people that this is not necessarily a life sentence.
It takes time, a lot of work and it's a terribly tough road to travel, but we can heal PTSD. I'm a PTSD advocate now and write a healing PTSD blog that hosts a free healing workshop; there are many PTSDers in various stages of recovery.
You're absolutely right in what you say in this clip: helplessness is a large component at the root of PTSD.
Trauma strips us of our power; when we take it back we begin to heal.