PTSD and Epilepsy blog from a women discussing PTSD as having a "bad rap" as a "mental illness" (she further explains it is in the DSM-IV as it has specific diagnostic criteria, and is also treatable. Our culture puts a negative connotation to the phrase "mental illness", but please know this just means it is among a category of "mood disorders").
This woman's favorite quote, that I thought you may find helpful:
"PTSD is a normal reaction to an abnormal event" (she has seizures, too).
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PTSD and Epilepsy blog from a women discussing PTSD as having a "bad rap" as a "mental illness" (she further explains it is in the DSM-IV as it has specific diagnostic criteria, and is also treatable. Our culture puts a negative connotation to the phrase "mental illness", but please know this just means it is among a category of "mood disorders").
This woman's favorite quote, that I thought you may find helpful:
September 28, 2010 - 12:49pm"PTSD is a normal reaction to an abnormal event" (she has seizures, too).
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