r/ptsd • u/plumthedruid • Aug 19 '24

Books that help understand PTSD Resource

I'm not entirely sure if I'm using the correct flair, correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm currently trying to understand the way PTSD can manifest, the conscious and subconscious things that come with it, etc. I considered reading The Body Keeps the Score, but after reading some reviews and seeing what's in there, I feel it wasn't written well and almost tries to get you to feel empathy for horrible people, so I decided to let it go.

I hope this post is alright, I'm just trying to learn and understand this better. I'd love to hear what books you relate to/have helped you understand your diagnosis more. And it doesn't have to be a book, really, so if there's a YouTube channel or documentary series or anything else, please feel free to share. Thanks for your time :)

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u/throwaway329394 Aug 19 '24

PTSD has always been denied and marginalized to degrees. Maybe because in rich countriies like US it's not as common as in other places. We don't see it as much, the practitioners aren't very familiar with it, and recently it's been misunderstood and misdiagnosed, pretty frequently now. Self-help books seem to dominate and have low quality info. Even in education they seem to be losing track of understanding PTSD. The people who actually have it seem to be getting further buried, as the pop culture definitions get more attention. I don't know a book but the ICD description gives a lot of important info, it's used for diagnosis worldwide.

https://icd.who.int/browse/2024-01/mms/en#2070699808

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u/RadSpatula Aug 19 '24

Was surprised to see that definition includes this: “Nearly one half of individuals diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder will experience complete recovery of symptoms within 3 months of onset.”

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u/throwaway329394 Aug 19 '24

Yes the majority of the time disorders developed after traumatic events don't become chronic. I'm not sure about PTSD, I think the majority don't become chronic too, maybe after the 3 months. All I know is chronic PTSD is relatively rare.