PTSD Patrol: It is like "Katniss going into the Hunger Games"

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 12, 2020

Today's feature video is Janet Seahorn, Ph.D talking about what PTSD is with a personal connection to it...her Vietnam Veteran husband and living with PTSD.

Knowing what that is like, it is with pleasure I listened to this. All too often when we are a family member, we feel alone, as if there is no help for us. I used to feel that way for a long time.

In researching it I discovered years ago, I very well could have ended up with raging PTSD from being a survivor of over ten events. The more I understood my husband, the more I understood how important it was to #takebackyourlife because I did and he is too!

Today's feature video is Janet Seahorn PhD who is also married to a Vietnam VET. She covers what PTSD is for everyone including those who live with them. It is educational and comforting, plus she shows her sense of humor with "I feel like Katniss going into the Hunger Games."

#BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

"I feel like Katniss going into the Hunger Games!"
Janet Seahorn

Understanding PTSD's Effects on Brain, Body, and Emotions | Janet Seahorn

PTSD disrupts the lives of average individuals as well as combat veterans who have served their country. The person experiencing the trauma often then impacts the lives of his/her family, friends, and workplaces. PTSD does not distinguish between race, age or gender and often goes undiagnosed. Even with proper diagnosis, many individuals do not know where to turn to get help. Society needs to understand the aftermath of trauma especially combat trauma and how to prepare for warriors when they return home.

PTSD Patrol: WHEN IT HURTS! Don't you give up on life

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 11, 2020

When things suck, you may think you are alone, but you are not. Remember, there are at least 8 million Americans with PTSD. A lot of them went through really dark days too, and a lot of them ended up healing enough that they ended up loving themselves again.

Today's feature video is Coach Pain giving a pep talk to the team. You are part of a huge team with others trying to heal. At least 8 million Americans have PTSD, so you are not alone even though you may think no one else will understand. #BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

WHEN IT HURTS - Best Motivational Speech Video 

(Featuring Coach Pain) From Motiversity

 

WHEN IT HURTS! Don't you give up on life. Help someone. Lift someone up when they are down. Be someones strength when they are weak. We all struggle. Keep fighting forward. Make your mark in this world because someone didn't make it today... But you did. Powerful new motivational speech and our first release with Coach Pain.

PTSD Patrol Moving Forward

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 10, 2020

Today the inspiration video is this one. I was on Work Ready New Hampshire Facebook page and left a comment that because of this program I finally started my own business. It gave me the support and encouragement to try it. I will have more on this later, but sometimes you just need someone to believe in you to get you on your way!

I believe in you and how much happier you will be when you drive away from #PTSD

Work Ready New Hampshire

That is what I try to do everyday because I know how wonderful it felt when someone did it for me! It will feel wonderful for you too when you find what you need to move forward away from what PTSD is doing to you. #BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

PTSD Patrol Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Suicide Broke The Silence

PTSD Patrol
Kathie Costos
August 9, 2020

Todays feature video is about a firefighter who had PTSD but couldn't find what he needed to heal. He sent out a plea for others to find the help they needed before he ended his own life. 

The story of Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David Dangerfield is one of losing hope at the same time holding onto hope that his death could make a difference for those he left behind. 

His life ended in 2016, but his legacy goes on as more and more understand that PTSD is not just what military people get....#BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

The story of Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David Dangerfield from TC Palm news

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Firefighters and paramedics are mourning the death of a man who worked alongside them for nearly three decades.

Indian River County Sheriff deputies went to a wooded area off State Road 60 west of Interstate 95 about 10:30 p.m. Saturday following a 911 call from Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David Dangerfield, Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Eric Flowers said.

Dangerfield had driven his pickup to mile marker 13 about midway between I-95 and Yeehaw Junction, Flowers said. Dangerfield told dispatchers where he could be found, Flowers said. Deputies located the pickup and found Dangerfield a short distance away in the woods, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Sheriff's Office said.

Emergency Services Director John King sent an email late Saturday night to Dangerfield's co-workers about his death, Assistant Chief Brian Burkeen said.

"It is with great sadness I share with you the passing of Battalion Chief David Dangerfield this evening," King wrote in the email to his firefighters and paramedics. "Please keep Dave’s immediate and extended family in your thoughts and prayers."

PTSD Patrol overdrive out of violence

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 8, 2020

If you watch America's Got Talent, you've seen Terry Crews in action. There is something you didn't know about him. He had a hard life growing up with domestic violence. He became, among so many other things, a motivational speaker to give comfort and hope to others like him....and me.

I grew up with a violent alcoholic Father. He finally stopped drinking when I was 13 but I still remember the pain he caused my Mom and my brothers, that they never really recovered from. I took a different approach and forgave him.

Years later, he found out that he was on "borrowed time" because of his heart. Knowing he was going to die, he still stayed sober. I asked him why one one and he said, "I've done enough damage and swore I would never hurt my family like that again." He kept his word.

When you live with domestic violence it can feel as if there is no way out. I know what that is like but there are many more people who are out there to let you know there is hope of going into overdrive out and into a happier life. #BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

How To Overcome Your Worst Trauma

Inspirational Speech By Terry Crews.

Terry Crews is sharing with us his past life experience that will open your eyes and inspire you. A great lesson to be learned.