Trauma and Employment

Red Kryptonite · Oct 22, 2014

I recommend you get to a counselor NOW so you can learn effective coping strategies and stop letting this rule your life. I'm partial to behavioral therapists, look for one of those. They can do AMAZING things with anxiety disorders, of which PTSD is one. Also get good medical care to follow up on the kidney infection and prevent future ones.

jeaniekadinee · Oct 22, 2014

I am getting medical care for both.

Quest5, BSN, MSN, RN · Oct 30, 2014

'Glad to hear you are proactive about these issues, but in agreement with the first poster, please consider a behavioral therapist with experience with PTSD, possibly someone with experience with fire or police agencies where the disorder is an occupational hazard. PTSD treatment has come along way in 20+ years and need not be medication-dependent, expensive or prolonged. If your local fire/ police department has a professional advisor to a CISM team, they may be able to provide a name and contact information. These advisors are often volunteers who have private practices and are available to the public.

caliotter3 · Oct 30, 2014

No matter the type of job, you have to go to work. Carry on, if you have sleepless nights, then call out. Nobody expects you to get in an accident because you fell asleep behind the wheel. But you need to seek the proper care as previously suggested. With time, learned coping skills, and getting things off your chest with a therapist, these incidents will diminish in number as well as severity. If things get impossible, then perhaps your care provider will suggest whether you should submit for disability. That is an option for you if you just can not deal with this.

jeaniekadinee · Oct 30, 2014

Thank you for the responses. The next time I speak with my doctor, I will ask her about possibility in getting disability....but I just hope it isn't a mega hardcore thing to get through :/ *hugs*