PTSD - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
A collection of personal stories and poetry about life and living with PTSD.
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"PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) can be caused by experiencing or witnessing terrifying, violent, or life-threatening events, including accidents, assaults, abuse (childhood, domestic, sexual), combat, natural disasters, severe illness, or traumatic childbirth, with recurring or prolonged trauma (like ongoing abuse or war) often leading to Complex PTSD. It stems from a deeply distressing experience that makes a person feel helpless, or that their life is in danger, with triggers varying by individual."
PTSD - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
A collection of personal stories and poetry about life and living with PTSD.
Compiled by Robin Barratt
ISBN: 9798255872770
277 pages
109 Contributors
It is undeniable that putting thoughts, feelings and emotions into words, on paper, can be both therapeutic and an incredibly effective method of self-help and healing. In PTSD - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A collection of personal stories and poetry about life and living with PTSD, 109 writers and poets around the world explore the themes of life and living with PTSD, either from their own personal perspectives and experiences, or from the experiences of friends, family and people close by. Thought-provoking and emotional, but also positive and uplifting too as, for many, putting their thoughts and feelings into words has set many on the road to creativity, healing and ultimately recovery.
Countries represented include: Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Catalan (Spain), England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Kurdistan, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Wales. Note: some author's have not listed their country.
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ALL profits go towards supporting people around the world through words and poetry.
Extracts from the book ...
14th August, 2026
Featured POETRY ...
A PRAYER FOR THE UNHEALED
By Rich Orloff
Yes, you were harmed
Yes, you were abused
Yes, you were neglected
Yes, you were denied
Yes, they turned criticizing you into a sport
Yes, they turned cruelty into an everyday event
Yes, they withheld love when you didn’t give in to their demands
Yes, they withheld love even when you did
Yes, they treated you as if you were a threat to their existence
Yes, they acted as if meanness was an act of kindness
Yes, they taught you to blame yourself for the pain they caused
Yes, you were alone without protection
Yes, they denied the divinity within you
Yes, they made you think were a chore
Yes, they responded to your anguish with ridicule
Yes, you weren’t permitted to scream
Yes, they robbed you of your strength
Yes, they left scars on your soul
Yes, they refused to acknowledge the damage
Yes, they refused to atone
Yes, they didn’t know better
Yes, they may have been abused themselves
Yes, they may have thought what they were doing was right
No, that does not justify their crimes
Yes, there is much to grieve
Yes, you are entitled to take care of yourself
Yes, you are allowed to feel rage
Yes, you have permission to scream
Yes, you are worthy of love
Yes, you are worthy of love
Yes, you are worthy of love
Yes, you are worthy of love
ABOUT RICH: Rich writes both poems and plays. His poems have been published in The Poet, Fragments, Fresh Words, Gashmish, and The Jewish Writing Project, and they’ve been presented at churches and synagogues, performed in theaters and schools, and spoken at events both lofty and intimate. Each week Rich sends out a spiritually infused poem to a readership of over 2000 ministers, rabbis, spiritual leaders and friends. Rich’s plays (mostly comedies) have had over 2400 productions on six continents – and a staged reading in Antarctica.
Featured POETRY ...
AND SO IT GOES
By Aishwariya Laxmi
I read 'Slaughterhouse Five' two decades ago.
And learned about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A few years ago, during the pandemic
I wondered if that's what I had
How could I complain about my migraines
When people were dying everywhere
Oxygen cylinders and COVID kits
It was like a long, dark alley
That everyone had to crawl through.
Years have passed
But the woman who lost her husband
Isn't the same anymore
I know 'coz she has posted about it
I'm grateful my headaches have stopped
All it took was a visit to a neurologist
Job stress. health stress, threat to lives and livelihoods
It can twist and turn your nervous system
Until you are getting panic attacks
That's PTSD
ABOUT AISHARIYA: Aishwariya is the author of 'Birds of Paradise: Poems on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' Her work appears in more than 50 multi-author anthologies worldwide.
W: www.linktr.ee/aishwariya.laxmi
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