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PTSD UK Blog
You’ll find up-to-date news, research and information here along with some great tips to ease your PTSD in our blog.
Things I wish I’d known
Things I wish I’d known – Guest Blog Hannah first connected with PTSD UK in 2023, when she shared her story on our blog and ran the Scottish Half Marathon for us. Three years on from the breakdown that led
Duty of Care Guest Post
Duty of Care: Living with PTSD While Researching It Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is hard enough on its own. Doing it while working in the very field that studies and treats it brings a tension few people talk
Partners of Police Officers
“I’m still here”: What partners of police officers want you to know about living with C-PTSD In this guest piece, Dr Deborah Hamer-Acquaah draws on her research with the spouses of serving police officers to explore what it’s really like
How running can help people with PTSD
How running can help people with PTSD Running won’t undo trauma, and it isn’t right for everyone. But for a growing number of people living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD and C-PTSD), it has become a real part of
19challenge
The 19 Challenge: why we’re asking you to do 19 press-ups (and why that number matters more than you think) According to the NHS Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2023/24 (one of the most comprehensive mental health surveys in
letters
Things I Need to Say: Letters to PTSD and C-PTSD Have you ever wanted to tell your PTSD or C-PTSD to get out of your life? To say I see what you’re doing – you’re trying to protect me, but
Treatments for PTSD
It is possible for PTSD to be successfully treated many years after the traumatic event occurred, which means it is never too late to seek help. For some, the first step may be watchful waiting, then exploring therapeutic options such as individual or group therapy – but the main treatment options in the UK are psychological treatments such as Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Traumatic events can be very difficult to come to terms with, but confronting and understanding your feelings and seeking professional help is often the only way of effectively treating PTSD. You can find out more in the links below, or here.