Camping with PTSD
I love camping but I have been diagnosed with PTSD. I am not a Military Veteran. Mine comes from a childhood illness. I am on medication, but I do have severe panick attacks and I get really nervous w...
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BusaGuy, I think your probably have professional help with your problem and don't need my input but you did ask for advice. I have worked with my now middle-aged son for the past 30 years trying to help us develop strategies to cope with his PTSD. Like you, he is open and straight forward about his limitations but is also bewildered. We use a cognitive approach and don't worry so much about what causes his anxiety as how to recognize that it is escalating and have pre-planned strategies in place. He was recently able to make a 10 hour drive by himself and to spend a week with his family at Christmas in a place he had never been before, It was the first time he had left his small town in over 10 years! (It helped that he brought his cat.) PTSD is a tough nut to crack and with all our returning Vets it is a growing problem. Best of luck to you and your family. lizzie
