PTSD Patrol: Til It Happens To You

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August  15, 2020

We know about PTSD because people came out and broke the silence. We know we are not alone because it happened to someone before it happened to us. We know we are not alone because others had the courage to tell us.

We also know that we have the power to take back our lives after surviving trauma because people like Lady Gaga understood the value she was proving to others....

The featured video today is by Lady Gaga who has PTSD from sexual abuse. It is hard to watch but when you think about how we learn about something that happens to others we also learn that no one is alone. #BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from PTSD

New York (CNN)Lady Gaga made a powerful announcement to a group of young LGBT people in New York -- she suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. Gaga revealed that she suffers from the debilitating mental illness at Harlem's Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth on November 25. The taped segment aired on NBC's "Today" show Friday. She visited the center as part of a collaboration between her foundation, Born This Way, and the NBC morning show. She brought along clothing, gifts and donuts. (CNN)

Lady Gaga - Til It Happens To You (Official Music Video)

PTSD Patrol fueling the fearless soul

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 14, 2020

When you survived something it can seem impossible for you to find meaning to live. Once you discover how much happiness you can gain back, then you'll want to pass it on to others and create a new beginning for them. #BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

Fearless Soul

This Is Not The End - Inspiring Speech On Depression and Mental Health

PTSD Patrol decide to heal and live for love

PTSD Patrol

Kathie Costos

August 13, 2020

According to the Department of Defense, there has been an average of at least 500 members of the Active Duty and Reserve members of the National Guard and Reserves since 2012.

As bad as that is, when you consider that they have been trained in Suicide Prevention, you feel the sense of dread for not just them, but for everyone.

These men and women valued life so much, they were willing to sacrifice everything, including their own lives, to save others, yet when they needed to save themselves, they did not find the support or help to do it. 

I would love to have a long talk with their leaders, considering PTSD was researched since Vietnam veterans came home, and we've known exactly how to do it, but they will not listen to anyone who can change the outcome in a positive way.

What does that say to the rest of the over 8 million Americans with PTSD? How are we supposed to take what they say seriously when the outcome has been this devastating and prolonged for this long?

What makes it worse is that there are thousands of groups out there claiming to be about addressing the problem of suicides in the military and the veterans' community, and more join them but as their finances go up, so does the death count.

If you are in the military, or a veteran, or anyone else who thinks you no longer have a reason to live, consider the message this video gives and decide to heal and live for love.

For those I love I will sacrifice

Until we manage to get this message across to them, there isn't much hope the rest of us will hear it!

#BreakTheSilence and #TakeBackYourLife from #PTSD

Coming home after combat should not be more dangerous but it is. Too many veterans committed suicide today. Be alive today to heal tomorrow. You served because you loved this country and those you served with. Live for love now! UPDATE This was uploaded on 1-2-2012, long before the reports became headline news. The number back then was 18 a day. Goes to show how little has changed and how all the talk about "raising awareness" has been a lot of stunts and very little progress.

Alive Day

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.