by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 22, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
Introduction Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be deeply isolating and overwhelming, affecting not only those who experience it firsthand but also their families and loved ones. I believe in the importance of knowledge, community support, and...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 18, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
“Sam wasn’t trained in search and rescue and that was what he was doing in the tsunami, with no sleep. It was predictable that he would get PTSD.” – Dr Jennifer Wild, BBC The Why Factor PTSD Podcast. Near the end of my PTSD treatment Dr. Jennifer...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 18, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
Listen to the BBC The Why Factor PTSD podcast Trauma has the unique ability to shatter lives, turning the world into a dark and unrecognizable place. For many years, I found myself lost in this darkness, struggling to piece together a life that had been broken beyond...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 17, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
Updated October 17, 2024 Appropriate treatment for PTSD can be elusive. Here’s advice from someone who has lived through it and come out the other side. Reflecting on my experiences with the NHS mental health services is still difficult, even though I’ve had the...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 16, 2024 | Institutional Racism
By ptjdjedi | February 14, 2015 | Updated October 2024 IntroductionLooking back at this post from 2015, I’m reminded of how the smallest interactions—like a heated Twitter exchange—can reignite trauma in unexpected ways. The struggle for mental health advocacy has...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 16, 2024 | Institutional Racism
| November 8, 2014 | Updated October 2024 Note from the Author:As I revisit this post from 2014, it’s striking how much has changed since then, both in my life and in the world of mental health. PTSD remains a deeply misunderstood condition, and while there have been...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 16, 2024 | Health Equity
Health Inequalities Listen to the BBC The Why Factor PTSD podcast “Health equity is defined as the absence of unfair and avoidable or remediable differences in health among population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 15, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
On the 26th December 2004, I was caught in the Asian Tsunami on Koh Phi Phi island, off the west coast of Thailand. The following account is taken from my “trauma narrative” which was a key part of my Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Dr Jennifer Wild...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 15, 2024 | Institutional Racism
To:Jackie LeeWest London NHS Trust Subject: Formal Complaint Regarding Sara Veeramah’s Conduct and Lack of Investigations by QI West London Dear Jackie Lee, I am writing to submit a detailed formal complaint regarding the online conduct of Sara Veeramah, Associate...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 15, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
What Kept My Problems Going? Introduction This post was written years ago, before my cancer diagnosis, reflecting on the aftermath of surviving the tsunami and my journey through PTSD. It explores the various factors that kept my problems ongoing and the impact on my...
