Marling, You wrote in part: > PTSD, for those who are wondering, is Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. = PWP > suffer > from PTSD as well as vets. It is a disorder associated with ANY tramti= c > incident. I wonder, since we have discussed the fact that many of us = have had > surgery or been in accidents, if PTSD counseling would not lessen sympt= oms for > many of us???? > Some of us, myself for example, have had really exciting lives and can = include a few years at war, motor vehicle accidents, and surgery (to repair sport= ing injury) amoung our souveniers. Speaking on a purely subjective level, I find dealing with PD equates to = that low level, ever present fear I remember experiencing as soon as my vehicle = left the tar and started down 'land mine ally'. The major difference is that my = war service lasted just on 4 years and I already have 10 years with PD and no end in = sight. (Who do I see about a promotion?) However, a question. How well does PTSD counceling work in an ongoing situation? Dennis Dennis Greene [log in to unmask]