Ebook: Shock waves: a practical guide to living with a loved one's PTSD

Trauma responses and PTSD : normal reactions to abnormal events -- Acknowledging loss and honoring grief -- What about me? The importance of self-care -- Self-care II : toward healthy interdependence and dialogue -- Self-care III : declaring a "toxic free" zone -- Trauma and addiction : weathering the storms -- Trauma and parenting -- Rebuilding your life.;In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in their lifetimes. Many of them (8 percent of men and 20 percent of women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help the.