What are some common misconceptions about PTSD that continue to surface, whether that's among people themselves who may have it or people on the outside who aren't themselves afflicted by it?

You know, there are a couple of real important ones, Alex.

The first one is that it can't be treated, that it's never going to go away.

And there's really some substantiation for that because... people have tried so many different areas.

I've gone here, I've tried that one over there, this counselor, that employee assistance program, and nothing worked.

So they think that they don't, that they don't, that they'll never have help.

The other thing is, what we were talking about before is that first you've got to diagnose it as PTSD.

Do you find that using I statements and trying to make it more relatable as you approach the situation is helpful in talking about it? Do you have maybe an example of somebody that navigated it particularly well and was able to help the person they cared about get help?

Why do you think people are so angry? I see so many people who seem dysregulated.

Well, you know, there's a lot of reasons for that.

The first thing, again, you look at the person individually.

Are they prone to that? Are they geared high? Are they reactors? But then we live in a society where we move so fast And it's getting worse.

I mean, AI is just going to accelerate this thing, going to step it up.

And people don't have time to think.

And I'll say to people, you need some self-care time.

what do you think it's important to understand about anger like what should we know about anger

Do you find that most people are open about it or, as I found, they're very shy or reluctant or fearful and distrustful of opening up to strangers about their problems?

Well, it's kind of half and half on that, Ralph.

Sometimes it's easier to open up to a stranger because you don't have the emotional part, the judgment, all that sort of thing that come with families and friends, and you're safe.

Nothing's going to go out of the office.

And the other part is, now I've got to go into a new environment, and I don't know what this is all about.

So I've always encouraged people to just make the appointment and go there once.

And if you get there and you leave there saying, okay, I think I can talk to this person, That's all you really need at that point.

And there's a

So just recapping, if our internal language, that voice in our head starts to become really powerfully negative or starts to ruminate, what are some of the most common internal phrases that you hear? And then can you give listeners, again, that practical exercise that can help begin changing their internal dialogue today?

Things are going to happen.

There are conditions in your life that cause you stress, fear, whatever.

Oh my God, what happens if this? At that point, you want to be able to ask yourself a different question.

Okay, what am I doing right now? Do I have a plan to change this? Or am I going to keep on spinning it? And I always tell them it's like a snowball.

You start real small.

Next thing you know, it occupies most of your brain.

And sometimes that's where the most critical aspects of mental health really lie.

Do you want to walk us through those five types?

There are actually three types.

PTSD, like trauma, in the early stages, if it's treated, it's much easier to deal with.

What we look at are the three types that are concerning.

The first one is what we call uncomplicated PTSD.

And what it really is, is one type.

something hits one item hits i i got bullied at school uh i got uh i'm going through a horrible divorce it's one thing and then we can focus on that one thing it may connect it almost always does to other past things yeah that's the other fallacy well you know it's just that one thing well the timeline doesn't stop and then gets filed away somewhere it keeps on going So it connects with that.

And then as you just finished saying too, about going back into that isolation and making sure you have that team to take you forward.