by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 6, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
While backpacking around Asia, and since falling sick in Cambodia, I’ve struggled with some PTSD symptoms, the past month or so. I feel I’ve regressed, and fallen back into some self-destructive thought patterns. I’m ashamed to confess, it’s not the first time it’s...
by Sam Nilaweera | Oct 5, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
PTSD Treatment Listen to the BBC The Why Factor PTSD podcast There are a number of reasons why I believe Trauma Focused CBT was so effective in reducing my symptoms of PTSD. Please keep in mind that I am not a PTSD expert, and the following views and opinions...
by Sam Nilaweera | Sep 25, 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 | Sep 24, 2024 | PTSD Treatment
Near the end of my PTSD treatment, Dr. Jennifer Wild told me she had been invited to participate in a BBC radio discussion about PTSD. She asked if I would be willing to be interviewed regarding my experience with the tsunami and my PTSD treatment. Despite...
by Sam Nilaweera | Sep 23, 2024 | Cancer Journey
There are moments when the past and present collide, leaving one grasping for reality. For Sam, this was one of those moments. In the depths of his drug-induced haze, Sam blinked and squinted, struggling to decipher the distorted world beyond. He felt as if the...
