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From: stacy-craft on 17 Jul 2007 11:29
Hello,
I posted here before but it didn't seem to post correctly so I will
repost my question. This question is for all with experience with PTSD
and mental health professionals. My question is simple, could iconic
images (iconic drawn images) in a context of a education piece about
PTSD of traumatic events (combat, car wreck, tornados) be a trigger
for PTSD symptoms in PTSD patients? If so how likely are these images
to be a trigger or concern, in your opinion?

Any insight would be great!

-Stacy

From: Nancy on 17 Jul 2007 22:03
Hi Stacy!

> I posted here before but it didn't seem to post correctly so I will
> repost my question.

Less than 2 hours between posts? I doubt that many of us could or would
react within this time.

> This question is for all with experience with PTSD
> and mental health professionals. My question is simple, could iconic
> images (iconic drawn images) in a context of a education piece about
> PTSD of traumatic events (combat, car wreck, tornados) be a trigger
> for PTSD symptoms in PTSD patients? If so how likely are these images
> to be a trigger or concern, in your opinion?

I think that it would make a difference in my reactions depending upon
the images. I have no idea what an iconic drawn image is.

But, perhaps you want to catch the attention of folks with PTSD. Any
gruesome image might work.:/ If the images are a trigger, what
difference does it make to you? If your targetted audience is those
with PTSD, perhaps a trigger is needed to gain our attention.

BTW, there is a huge difference between a trigger and a concern IMO.



Smile and there will be something to smile about!

Nancy
From: anon on 19 Jul 2007 02:17
.. My question is simple, could iconic
>> images (iconic drawn images) in a context of a education piece about
>> PTSD of traumatic events (combat, car wreck, tornados) be a trigger
>> for PTSD symptoms in PTSD patients? If so how likely are these images
>> to be a trigger or concern, in your opinion?
>
>

An iconic image might be a classic image of some sort - and might actually
carry extra emotional weight for some. But images and triggers are as
personal and individual as the people who have them in their heads.

Anon


From: Boston on 19 Jul 2007 04:36
I would say that is a difficult question that depends on how much you have
suppressed, numbed yourself, or dissociated from the trauma. For me it is
not drawing the pictures but just looking at them. There were time it didn't
both me at all and other times when it did. I attributed the differences in
may reactions to the amount that I dissociated from the event in an effort
to protect me psyche.

It is my opinion that you more than likely subconsciously know you are in
fear of doing this because you are asking the question. Sometimes we are
afraid but end up handling it fine when buried things come up, for my
personally, I was suppressing an element of a childhood LSD drugging for
good reason: Because I always knew subconsciously once I looked at it
closely there would be no way to process the event to normalize or deal with
it, so for me it was very dangerous and damaging, but then I think being
traumatized through LSD is a very different situation than most.

<stacy-craft(a)kittymail.com> wrote in message
news:1184686145.241776.27820(a)i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
> I posted here before but it didn't seem to post correctly so I will
> repost my question. This question is for all with experience with PTSD
> and mental health professionals. My question is simple, could iconic
> images (iconic drawn images) in a context of a education piece about
> PTSD of traumatic events (combat, car wreck, tornados) be a trigger
> for PTSD symptoms in PTSD patients? If so how likely are these images
> to be a trigger or concern, in your opinion?
>
> Any insight would be great!
>
> -Stacy
>


From: Cougar on 19 Jul 2007 02:02
I have ptsd from religious abuse. When I go by a church, or sometimes when
I see crosses or religious things, it triggers me into a flashback, anxiety
and/or panic attack. Also, due to the extreme ways of that cult like group,
cemeteries and funeral homes upset me really bad too. Sometimes, I can just
be watching tv and a scene will come on with something on it and I go back
to when all the trauma happened to me. Sometimes, it is something really
weird out of the blue that triggers me, however, usually something
religious.
Cougar

<stacy-craft(a)kittymail.com> wrote in message
news:1184686145.241776.27820(a)i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
> I posted here before but it didn't seem to post correctly so I will
> repost my question. This question is for all with experience with PTSD
> and mental health professionals. My question is simple, could iconic
> images (iconic drawn images) in a context of a education piece about
> PTSD of traumatic events (combat, car wreck, tornados) be a trigger
> for PTSD symptoms in PTSD patients? If so how likely are these images
> to be a trigger or concern, in your opinion?
>
> Any insight would be great!
>
> -Stacy
>


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