So, I was going to my psychotherapist appointment today...

[Odin2005]

...and I walking into the lobby. Guess who I run into? My friend with Cerebral Palsy! :rofl: I knew she had starting going to the same place I go to for therapy for her PTSD, but I didn't expect to run into to her there, with her appointment at the same time as mine! :wow:

[RainDog]

1. when was your friend dx'd with PTSD?

I have that same thing - tho to me it makes more sense to call it c-ptsd, but that's not in the manual yet...but there are reasons for either dx.

do you know what she's doing for treatment?

I talked to a mom of a kid who's been dx'd with PTSD after coming home from Iraq and his doc's approach is different than what's been going on with me.

...I am seeing hypnotoad!

[Odin2005]

2. After she was raped a year ago.

[RainDog]

4. do you know what sort of treatment she's receiving?

as in various ways of treating things... cog/behav, desensitization, interpersonal...

one of the most useful things about a therapist in a situation where someone was traumatized is the therapist validates that person.

and I wanted to cry when the doctor said... well, of course x and y...and of course there are reasons for situational depression because of z.

I'm sorry to hear that your friend was raped. I hope she finds a way to deal with and let go as much as possible.

[Odin2005]

5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy IIRC.

Same thing I get for my anxiety and social phobia.

[RainDog]

6. what's your "thing?'

my son is an aspie and his big thing, since he was about 6 has been baseball. He has a lot of other interests, but when he was a kid, that was one that inspired him to learn all the old players and stats, etc.

Now he's like my live action IMDB. :)

anyway, the interesting thing to me is that my son is very affectionate and loving. he's not anti-social at all - but he does want his time to himself and he doesn't always get the social signals even tho he likes to be with people.

unlike most preconceptions about autistic people - he is, unfortunately for him, a math moron like me - spatially challenged, a language-based person rather than number-based, if that makes sense.

nothing like Temple Grandin, iow.

[Odin2005]

7. History and Science stuff, mainly. Also Philosophy and Lingusitics.

I'm a "picture thinker" like Grandin. :)

[kimi]

3. I guess it was therapist day today

Best wishes to your friend, Odin.