Comments on: The Importance of a Treatment Plan with Your Mental Health Provider. https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/07/05/the-importance-of-a-treatment-plan-with-your-mental-health-provider/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Stephanie https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/07/05/the-importance-of-a-treatment-plan-with-your-mental-health-provider/#comment-6848 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:24:20 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=237565#comment-6848 In reply to Lauren David.

I work with older adults in the community and I wonder if your addressing this topic with community dwelling adults would receive more interest. Issues around trauma come up in groups that I facilitate and I know that the pandemic has brought more to the surface. Senior Centers have newsletters and often they welcome guest articles. Just a thought.

]]> By: Shirley Davis https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/07/05/the-importance-of-a-treatment-plan-with-your-mental-health-provider/#comment-6669 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:50:19 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=237565#comment-6669 In reply to Lauren David.

I am grateful you read my article and got so much out of it. It warms my heart that someone was moved to seek help. I am truly humbled.

As someone who has lived in a nursing home for over seven years, I have a unique perspective to answer your questions. People who live in nursing homes would enjoy your story but they may not apply it to themselves. Being institutionalized you normally are only concerned with day-to-day life and don’t think about the future. Some people in the nursing home may take you up on what you are telling them though, so I’m not trying to discourage you at all. Instead, I am trying to warn you that you may not get the response you would like. Shirley

]]> By: Lauren David https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/07/05/the-importance-of-a-treatment-plan-with-your-mental-health-provider/#comment-6651 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:13:53 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=237565#comment-6651 In reply to Lauren David.

Pardon the typos. No editing feature prior to publishing.

]]> By: Lauren David https://cptsdfoundation.org/2021/07/05/the-importance-of-a-treatment-plan-with-your-mental-health-provider/#comment-6649 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:10:59 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=237565#comment-6649 I appreciate your article. It is informative and the tone is warm and inviting.
I am about six weeks away from my 69th birthday. I have lived my entire adulthood with CPTSD–alone. Finally, I am researching therapy options. Your writing has encouraged me to take that initial first step and commit to permitting someone else to “help” me. This is revolutionary!
I have a doctorate (in process of writing my dissertation). I am also a writer as is my beloved husband. We write together and produce a magazine for residents of nursing homes (30 pages) every month. We cover most every subject. I say this to ask a question, am I brave enough to touch on subjects such as this. Do seniors want to read about this subject? What if they are like me? Are they hobbling through life, never knowing true freedom. Should I leave well enough alone? It seems, personally, that I am being forced to address trauma along the path of my life even at this late stage. Ugh!
Thank you, though. I needed that gentle nudge. I am going to get the care I have needed for so long.
Best Wishes to you and yours.
Lauren

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