I thought I read somewhere that ptsd can cause physical paralysis due to the stress and such, but now I can’t remember exactly where I found that information. I’m writing something where I was going to have a soldier lose feeling in his legs while suffering from ptsd, but I don’t want to include it if it’s not possible. Thanks!

Remember the brain is very powerful and we haven’t even touched on what the possibilities are. In the same note physical handicaps are very different from mental handicaps. On the news lately there was a young girl that sneezes once every 5 seconds or something, while some think it’s a "rare" disease, others think it’s a tick. Physical properties in a disorder can fixed though physical cures but mental disorders are only fixable by verbal therapy. Sounds to me like a "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" when he thought he couldn’t drive anymore hahaha.

I have a stress fracture in my right shin and I am a runner in my free time but this has stopped me from running for 2 moths already. I want to start doing something that will help my stress fracture heal faster and I would like to know some exercises I can do that will strengthen my legs but not make my stress fracture worst or stop it from healing.

Once the fracture is healed then you can start a gradual return to running. You might want to start with a good pair of running shoes with lots of cushion. Start with some theraband exercises and then progress to more dynamic exercises like an incline to help build your muscles. Then after you get your strength back start with a treadmill and go slowly to running starting at one mile. Once you feel pain back off with a day of rest and then go back out the following day.

There’s one theory behind stress fractures in that it starts with muscle fatigue. When your muscles are no longer supporting your legs then the bone takes over and it is absorbing everything. You’re basically pounding the bone with no supporting soft tissue to help reinforce the bone. Many a marathoner has crossed the finish line collapsing and breaking their femurs after a grueling run. Unfortunately they aren’t aware of what they are doing until the bone snaps. I remember a female marathoner that did just that after running the Boston Marathon.

I want to throw a Christmas party for my co-workers and my husband’s co-workers. We want guests to eat dinner before they show up (there will be 30+ people invited), and we would of course provide snacks and drinks. What is the most polite way to stress that dinner will not be served at the party?

"join us for a post-dinner celebration" or simply "join us for appetizers and cocktails"

He ( WW Two Vet ) says the men are just weak and they ( Soldiers of today ) should just take it like a man. The name "PTSD" is made up by fancy college graduates so they can look important. He states many so called PTSD are Girly men who can’t take stress.

Trolling as usual huh Erudite!! And talking nothing but gibberish as always too.

P.T.S.D. WAS recognised in WW2 for your information. At the time it was simply referred to under different terms. Such as:

"Shell Shock", or "Battle Fatigue".

The U.S. Army (as well as the British Army who carried out their own studies), did a major study into the subject in the Pacific theatre of WW2; Sending psychiatrists and psychologists into theatre to consult and report on the actions and state of mind of troops of whom were immediately returning from vicious front line fighting, and/or prolonged periods spent under fire.

The insight of these psychiatrists and psychologists, with later medical and psychological breakthroughs, enabled a "label or medical diagnosis" to be applied to the condition.

Famously in WW2, Patton slapped a soldier suffering from what would be recognised today as P.T.S.D.

Men suffered from it just as much in WW2 as they do to this day. In WW2 it simply wasn’t recognised for what it was until studies into the condition were completed.

Can you calculate proportional stress limit on a graph or is it just the point in which the graph becomes non linear?

It is the point where the graph becomes non linear

i have been diagnosed with complex post traumatic stress disorder with psychosis, before this disorder i was diagnosed with schizo affective disorder and on dla, can i contine if i have the new diagnosis of CPTSD?

DLA is payable dependent on what your care needs are. Regardless of your condition, if you need help with carrying out basic day to day activities then you will be entitled to the Care component and if you have problems with mobility you will be entitled to the Mobility component. the amount you receive depends on which "rate" you qualify for and this differs dependent on the severity of your condition and how much help you need.

You will obviously have to be examined by a medical examiner in order to qualify but a change in your diagnosis should not make a difference as long as your care/mobility requirements have not changed.

I want to throw a Christmas party for my co-workers and my husband’s co-workers. We want guests to eat dinner before they show up (there will be 30+ people invited), and we would of course provide snacks and drinks. What is the most polite way to stress that dinner will not be served at the party?

Say something like, "Please come over for light snacks and drinks." That should make clear that no meal will be served.

Possible employer wrote: "I have a personal assistant role available for a few evenings a week.. jobs willinvolve, minor admin, phones, coffee making, stress reliueve massage etc…the usal PA stuff."

I want to know if "stress relief Massage" is a normal PA activity?

I think it’s a red flag there’s so many misspellings in the job ad: "willinvolve", "reliueve", and "usal." It’s also not in a professional, sentence format. I’d take these as warning signs, along with the fact he’s asking for massages.

Could the media have made a segway into a new mental illness for the medical community? A stress induced disorder based on the fact that SOMETHING stressful may or may not occur in your future?

"Pre-traumatic stress disorder" sounds an awful lot like "I’m scared to go."

Shouldn’t it be Pre Traumatic stress disorder since he never served in a combat zone?
melanieb… how about you read what I wrote before ranting like a little school girl.
And yes I feel it’s just another excuse to keep it being called what it really is, a terrorist attack.

Major Hasan is a traitor, pure and simple. He used the US Army to further his education in the medical field, then killed 13 of our precious and honored soldiers to show his gratitude.
Major Hasan took the same oath we did to enter the armed forces. He violated that oath and therefor is a traitor. Traitors are usually shot. Too bad he survived the four rounds he received from the police woman. She should receive a medal for doing what she did. Maybe she needs a little more practice on the firing range. She missed his murderous heart.