Dr Z: PTSD Turns Normal Upside Down
Why desire to go back to war? Why volunteer for another tour? Why avoid your family?
The PTSD-Identity often turns the concept of normal upside down. People who avoided alcohol start drinking heavily. People who avoided porn and were faithful to their spouses become porn addicted and step outside of their marriage for sex and affirmation. [...]
PTSD Spirituality: PTSD HyperVigilance and Alertness
Hello, Just a brief note I have written and posted an essay on PTSD and Hypervigilance and Hyper Alertness on the Hubpages website.
Semper Pax, Dr. Z
PTSD Spirituality: PTSD Suffering and Our Lenten Journey to God
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin to experience another wonderful period of renewal in the liturgical life of the Church. The Church worships and experiences God in a liturgical calendar that is based on the life of the historical Jesus in the Bible. The cousin of Jesus, John the Baptist, the last of the prophets, the [...]
PTSD Spirituality: Slippery Slope of PTSD Porn Addiction
Why do so many folks with PTSD get a porn addiction? PTSD sufferers, especially military-induced PTSD, are vulnerable to porn addiction. PTSD damages our soul and our sense of self. It damages our relationships, especially with our loved ones. PTSD creates a PTSD-Identity that tears us apart.
One of the features of addiction is that you [...]
PTSD Spirituality: Is Pope Benedict Going Far Enough to Stop Irish Clergy Pedophilia?
Pope Benedict XVI listened to 24 Irish bishops on the subject of pedophilia practiced by Irish Catholic clergy over the last several decades. Since the horrible facts have come to light at least four bishops have offered resignations, with one being accepted. Some of the Irish bishops appear to be in denial that they are [...]
PTSD Spirituality: Pope Benedict Condemns Child Abusing Priests
Pope Benedict XVI condemned child abusing priests yesterday. He made his statement yesterday in Vatican City.
Child abuse and molestation is a major source of PTSD. It is a horrendous crime against the body, mind, and soul of a human being. The depth of the soul damage is made even worse because of the special privileges [...]
PTSD Spirituality: Identity Damage Causes PTSD Soul Wound
Modern culture often calculates our identity based on our job, how much we earn, and in some cases, our religious affiliation or family size. Our worth is often determined based on our physical abilities.
We are at PTSD risk when any of these elements become dominant indicators of our self-worth. We are at a greater risk [...]
PTSD Spirituality: Dating God Reduces PTSD
In this PTSD Spirituality blog essay the necessity of a right relationship with God is examined in order to be at peace. The more I am at peace with God, the more likely my soul is to heal from its PTSD wounds. When we are traumatized we often look to God for solace, help, and [...]
PTSD Spirituality: When God Fails Your PTSD Wounds
To survive and heal from the spiritual dimensions of PTSD requires a right relationship with God. But most of us are immediately prevented from engaging God in a properly ordered relationship. We require a mature relationship with God. We neded to be at peace with God, but are not. Why is that?
In many cases we [...]
PTSD Spirituality: How Community Heals PTSD Souls Wounds
PTSD devours our peace as it wounds our souls. PTSD sucks away our relationships. We must nourish several types of relationships if we hope to have peace. One of them is that we need properly ordered relationships with our different communities. This right relationship of peace can help us stay alive and heal from our [...]
