Public Service Announcement About PTSD

[turtliewings]

Hiya folks, this came up recently at a 4th-of-July-weekend celebration I went to where a soldier had a flashback triggered by fireworks. Several friends expressed awkwardness and confusion about how to help, so I wanted to mention here what to do if someone near you has a post-traumatic stress disorder breakdown. While my PTSD is pretty well

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[oi_minstrel]

Is there another, non-your-personal-journal location where I can pass on this information? This is a really strong, well-written, seemingly concise and communicative form of these messages, and I think it would be a really good idea for me to pass this on to a few friends.

[turtliewings]

You can link this page if you want. The rest of my journal is mostly friend-only, but this page will stay public.

I think there are How Stuff Works articles about PTSD as well, which I will ETA when I'm home.

Lurve!

[oi_minstrel]

Okay, awesome, thanks.

[desahra]

May I link this?

[turtliewings]

Please do.

*lurve*
-turtle

[labelleizzy]

I also intend to link. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience.

[turtliewings]

Thank you very much for reading.
-turtle

[kathyc514]

You are wise beyond your years....