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                                                                                   Post-Traumatic Stress
                                                                                   Symptoms -
                                                                                   Psychological & Emotional
                                       MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER                                MEDICAL
PSYCHIATRIC INJURY                                                                          WHISTLEBLOWER
NOT MENTAL DISEASE                                                                          Supporting the Emotional
                                          P.O. Box C                                        Health of All
The soul wrenching and spirit             Lawrence, KS 66044                                Whistleblowers and their
challenging trauma that creates           Phone: 360-809-3058                               Friends, Supporters and
                                          Fax: None                                         Families.
the wound of PTSD has impact on           E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com
the individual’s pre-trauma
worldview, belief system, values
and personality. This trauma is a
wounding, thus individuals suf-                                                         People are like stained glass windows.
fering PTSD are injured, not men-                                                       They sparkle and shine when the sun
tally ill. It is important to recog-                                                    is out; but when the darkness sets in,
nize the distinction between                                                             their true beauty is revealed only if
mental disease and a psychiatric                                                                there is a light within.”
injury. To no surprise, both men-                                                                Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
tal health professionals and lay
persons find this confusing and
this often creates difficulty to un-
derstand the symptoms and
needs of the person suffering
from PTSD.
                                          “One of the most courageous
                                           things you can do is identify
                                           yourself, know who you are,
                                             what you believe in, and
                                              where you want to go.”
                                               Sheila Murray Bethel
                                                                                                Tel: 360-809-3058
Symptoms of PTSD —
Psychological & Emotional

 Because PTSD creates a constant state of intense          Promote Safety                                            based on the Whistleblower’s strengths not his/her
stress the body’s reaction to this causes neurobio-                                                                  weaknesses. There is a need to consider carefully
logical changes. Glucocorticoids, epinephrine, and         Because Post Traumatic                                    cultural appropriate means of support and reach out
norepinephrine pulse through the body as part of           Stress is essentially “soul                               to those aspects of the Whistleblower’s past that are
the normal reaction to stress. These chemicals are         murder” and splinters the                                 not threatening or anxiety producing. Give the Whis-
important for human survival but excessive amounts         sense of self, it creates                                 tleblower a safe place to feel his/her way through
cause the brain to malfunction. Because of hy-             acute mistrust of everyone                                his/her newly re-emerging feelings without pressure or
perarousal, the body of an individual suffering from       and everything in the                                     embarrassment.
PTSD gets too much of these chemicals, even when           Whistleblower’s environ-
no threat is present. The chronic stress promotes          ment. It is critically impor-                             Inward Reflection
physical ailments and a breakdown of the immune            tant to provide a safe
system. Other difficulties include increased heart         physical environment,                                     The emotional and behavioral symptoms are based on
rate and blood pressure, changes to the distribution       which includes food, water,                               the Whistleblower’s own
of cortisol (affecting mood and energy levels),            housing, clothing and the                                 adaptations to the trauma.
shrinking of the hippocampus (affecting learning           other necessities of life.                                These behaviors were very
and memory), and enlargement of the amygdala               But also important is emo-                                helpful and self protective
(affecting emotional behaviors). Extreme fatigue is        tional safety. This is harder to achieve and during the   when the retaliation was
a normal reaction under stress. Other psychological        recovery process the Medical Whistleblower will dis-      occurring and hard to give
and emotional symptoms include: Hypervigilance,            play a wide range of emotions, sadness, grief, guilt,     up once a safe environ-
Irritability, Depression, Being Prone to Anger, Ex-        shame, anger, frustration, fear, and anxiety. In order    ment is found. But strength
aggerated Startle Response, Sleep Disturbance,                                                                       can be built from these
                                                           to promote healing of the emotional trauma of the
Dissociation, Problems with Concentration, Vulner-                                                                   very vulnerabilities and by
                                                           retaliation, care providers and friends & family should
ability to Physical Illness, Intrusive Recollections,                                                                exploring their depths and
                                                           be tolerant of a wide range of emotions. A sense of
Nightmares, Emotional (Somatic) Memories, Acting                                                                     valleys the individual can
out/Reliving the Trauma, Re-enactment play, Per-           emotional safety is critical to relationship building.
                                                           Trusting relationships are necessary for long term re-    look spiritually inward. It
ceptual illusions, Dissociation, Poor Memory Re-                                                                     is from our vulnerabilities
trieval, Denial, Avoidance, Emotional Numbing, Am-         covery and restoration to full potential. Whistleblower
                                                           Retaliation is a dehumanizing experience. Relation-       that we gain our greatest
nesia, Loss of Active Social Interpersonal Engage-
                                                           ships need to be respectful and support the Whistle-      strengths. Overcoming the retaliation trauma will
ment, Substance Abuse, Social/Geographical Isola-
                                                           blower’s right to make choices. There should be free      open new vistas of opportunity for personal growth
tion, De-sexualization, Estrangement and Detach-
                                                           sharing of information and also emotional expression.     and fulfillment.
ment, Obsessive Compulsive, Attention Diversion as
Defense, Demoralization, Ego Fragmentation, Iden-
tity Diffusion, Vulnerability, Loss of Spirit and Vital-   Foster Healing
ity, Dysphoria (loss of ability to feel emotion),                                                                            MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER
Hopelessness, Helplessness, Shame, Guilt, Misan-           The potential for human growth after having PTSD is
                                                                                                                             P.O. Box C
thropic Beliefs, Faulty Cognitions, Mistrust, Detach-      unbounded but the environment must be supportive of
                                                                                                                             Lawrence, KS 66044
ment, “Boundary” problems with others, Issues of           all the whistleblowers needs—emotional and physical.
Loss and Abandonment, Self Destructive Relation-           The emphasis should be forward thinking and be
                                                                                                                             Phone: 360-809-3058
ships.                                                                                                                       Fax: None
                                                                                                                             E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com

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Medical Whistleblower Brochures 10 P T S D Emotional & Psychological Symptoms

  • 1. # 10 Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms - Psychological & Emotional MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER MEDICAL PSYCHIATRIC INJURY WHISTLEBLOWER NOT MENTAL DISEASE Supporting the Emotional P.O. Box C Health of All The soul wrenching and spirit Lawrence, KS 66044 Whistleblowers and their challenging trauma that creates Phone: 360-809-3058 Friends, Supporters and Fax: None Families. the wound of PTSD has impact on E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com the individual’s pre-trauma worldview, belief system, values and personality. This trauma is a wounding, thus individuals suf- People are like stained glass windows. fering PTSD are injured, not men- They sparkle and shine when the sun tally ill. It is important to recog- is out; but when the darkness sets in, nize the distinction between their true beauty is revealed only if mental disease and a psychiatric there is a light within.” injury. To no surprise, both men- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross tal health professionals and lay persons find this confusing and this often creates difficulty to un- derstand the symptoms and needs of the person suffering from PTSD. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” Sheila Murray Bethel Tel: 360-809-3058
  • 2. Symptoms of PTSD — Psychological & Emotional Because PTSD creates a constant state of intense Promote Safety based on the Whistleblower’s strengths not his/her stress the body’s reaction to this causes neurobio- weaknesses. There is a need to consider carefully logical changes. Glucocorticoids, epinephrine, and Because Post Traumatic cultural appropriate means of support and reach out norepinephrine pulse through the body as part of Stress is essentially “soul to those aspects of the Whistleblower’s past that are the normal reaction to stress. These chemicals are murder” and splinters the not threatening or anxiety producing. Give the Whis- important for human survival but excessive amounts sense of self, it creates tleblower a safe place to feel his/her way through cause the brain to malfunction. Because of hy- acute mistrust of everyone his/her newly re-emerging feelings without pressure or perarousal, the body of an individual suffering from and everything in the embarrassment. PTSD gets too much of these chemicals, even when Whistleblower’s environ- no threat is present. The chronic stress promotes ment. It is critically impor- Inward Reflection physical ailments and a breakdown of the immune tant to provide a safe system. Other difficulties include increased heart physical environment, The emotional and behavioral symptoms are based on rate and blood pressure, changes to the distribution which includes food, water, the Whistleblower’s own of cortisol (affecting mood and energy levels), housing, clothing and the adaptations to the trauma. shrinking of the hippocampus (affecting learning other necessities of life. These behaviors were very and memory), and enlargement of the amygdala But also important is emo- helpful and self protective (affecting emotional behaviors). Extreme fatigue is tional safety. This is harder to achieve and during the when the retaliation was a normal reaction under stress. Other psychological recovery process the Medical Whistleblower will dis- occurring and hard to give and emotional symptoms include: Hypervigilance, play a wide range of emotions, sadness, grief, guilt, up once a safe environ- Irritability, Depression, Being Prone to Anger, Ex- shame, anger, frustration, fear, and anxiety. In order ment is found. But strength aggerated Startle Response, Sleep Disturbance, can be built from these to promote healing of the emotional trauma of the Dissociation, Problems with Concentration, Vulner- very vulnerabilities and by retaliation, care providers and friends & family should ability to Physical Illness, Intrusive Recollections, exploring their depths and be tolerant of a wide range of emotions. A sense of Nightmares, Emotional (Somatic) Memories, Acting valleys the individual can out/Reliving the Trauma, Re-enactment play, Per- emotional safety is critical to relationship building. Trusting relationships are necessary for long term re- look spiritually inward. It ceptual illusions, Dissociation, Poor Memory Re- is from our vulnerabilities trieval, Denial, Avoidance, Emotional Numbing, Am- covery and restoration to full potential. Whistleblower Retaliation is a dehumanizing experience. Relation- that we gain our greatest nesia, Loss of Active Social Interpersonal Engage- ships need to be respectful and support the Whistle- strengths. Overcoming the retaliation trauma will ment, Substance Abuse, Social/Geographical Isola- blower’s right to make choices. There should be free open new vistas of opportunity for personal growth tion, De-sexualization, Estrangement and Detach- sharing of information and also emotional expression. and fulfillment. ment, Obsessive Compulsive, Attention Diversion as Defense, Demoralization, Ego Fragmentation, Iden- tity Diffusion, Vulnerability, Loss of Spirit and Vital- Foster Healing ity, Dysphoria (loss of ability to feel emotion), MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER Hopelessness, Helplessness, Shame, Guilt, Misan- The potential for human growth after having PTSD is P.O. Box C thropic Beliefs, Faulty Cognitions, Mistrust, Detach- unbounded but the environment must be supportive of Lawrence, KS 66044 ment, “Boundary” problems with others, Issues of all the whistleblowers needs—emotional and physical. Loss and Abandonment, Self Destructive Relation- The emphasis should be forward thinking and be Phone: 360-809-3058 ships. Fax: None E-mail: MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com