PTSD affects all areas of life. From sleep to relationships to work to just going out and having fun and more. A big problem people often have is feeling on edge all the time. How can I have fun if I get startled with every noise? Or if I’m worrying that something will happen (again)? […]

I wanted to post again about trauma and PTSD. As I said above, June is PTSD awareness month. In light of the events in the news recently – from the Orlando mass shooting to the alligator attack on the two year old at a Disney World resort to the Mountain Lion attack of a 5 […]

June is Trauma and PTSD awareness month, so I decided it would be a great topic to discuss today. New insights are still being learned about trauma, how it impacts the person and what PTSD is. (PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Somewhere in the vicinity of 7%-8% of Americans will have PTSD sometime in […]

As with any medical disorder, to answer this question, you want to weigh the risks and benefits. Does taking medication outweigh the risks of not taking it? Medication for mental health is just like medication for physical well-being…there can be side effects. Sometimes these side effects are minimal and don’t bother people and other times […]