ptsd Ptsd

[Stretch]

CBT didn't work for me either. All my answers were wrong, and I really thought they were right..The Psych said that sometimes Veterans had to take the CBT class several times.

Something like "Happy Gilmore" trading his thoughts for a happy place, I think.

[Commander Bob]

Hello, all! Sorry to be so "behind the times", but what is CBT?

Thanks!

Here is a link... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy

[Pete53]

I think for CBT to work a qualified specialist would need to see you a couple of times a week and as it stands now the most any of us are being seen is for a few minuets to regulate Meds. I wonder how many Veterans get CBT at the VA? May be a good FOIA Question

[Commander Bob]

Pills seem to be the RX for PTSD, these dayz. JMHO, it robs one of a part of your personality, and in doing so it reduces the quality of life. There has to be a better way. Suffer in silence is an option. JMO, feeling pain is better than feeling nothing.

[goofycow]

CBT was a total waste of time for me too. All it did was make me spend more money on gas & wear & tear on car AND my back.

[Commander Bob]

The caregivers of today will not acknowledge that Vietnam vets were misdiagnosed and abused by the medical community for decades. In some cases, the past medical conditions experienced by the vets, can only be compared to cruel and unusual treatment. How do you treat a vet for that???

Time and distance away from the VA has helped me.

Edited March 27, 2010 by Commander Bob