The Ptsd Beat

thin skin and taut thought

                                            cowering

                                  drumsticks everywhere

anxietymental illnesssoundsenryu

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Gordon Alexander

Date: 4/8/2019 11:12:00 AM

What a thought provoking and realistic view of this horrible condition

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 4/8/2019 2:56:00 PM

Thank you Gordon, I thought you might appreciate this one. Keep well my friend. xomo

Arthur Vaso

Date: 6/28/2018 12:13:00 AM

I bet you love the sound of silence!!!, the song I mean!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/28/2018 5:55:00 AM

That and the other ;) xomo

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/27/2018 1:37:00 PM

Must be terrible having to cope with extreme noise Maureen, I hope you find real peace. Tom

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 3:08:00 PM

It is an extreme reaction, with rest it should abate. Thank you my friend, xomo

Anil Deo

Date: 6/26/2018 11:00:00 PM

this FIRST line is masterfully wrought; the unforgettable deeds make the term "collective human pain body" another way toward HEALING for all SURVIVORS/overcomers. Shalom & Witnessed Silences

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 6:37:00 AM

Thank you Anil. Trying to describe the fragile over sensitized state. Our body and minds are indistinguishable to trauma, be it mental, emotional, or physical.

Mick Talbot

Date: 6/26/2018 10:03:00 PM

bombs drop... folk screaming... bodies everywhere... WHY WHY WHY!!!!!!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/27/2018 6:41:00 AM

Lol ;) PTSD a symptom of PCS, how the brain rewires itself after a physical trauma. In fact PTSD symptoms can occur after serious physical trauma to any part of the body, not just the head. Family history of depression, previous emotional trauma etc make one more susceptible. That said fingers crossed, I've never been in a war zone. xomo