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Startle: A True Story of PTSD and the Paranormal
I had PTSD for thirty years when, at the age of forty-nine, the meds stopped working and I began hallucinating from sleep deprivation. Or was I seeing ghosts or darker energies? This short-read is a true account of the terrifying episode which began my unexpected journey healing childhood trauma. I write at length of my continued healing in my book of essays Frozen in Time (Adventures in Releasing Buried Energy) by Ann E. Laurie.
18 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2014
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December 7, 2014
A truly well written story that makes you think!!!
This book hooked me in the first sentence. I also suffer from PTSD and sleep disorders. The descriptions are spot on!!! I experience much the same symptoms and I also see and hear things. I have become agoraphobic and unable to work. I am currently under professional care. Yet there is a huge part of me that knows the other side very well. This has not dissipated even though I am on meds that allow me to sleep. I have become an empath to such a degree that I can't watch news or anything that shows or speaks of animal cruelty.
I am not here to write about myself. I just had not read anything before that nailed my symptoms exactly. This author must write more. The talent is there, along with the ability to write beautifully. Need more to read!!!!
This book hooked me in the first sentence. I also suffer from PTSD and sleep disorders. The descriptions are spot on!!! I experience much the same symptoms and I also see and hear things. I have become agoraphobic and unable to work. I am currently under professional care. Yet there is a huge part of me that knows the other side very well. This has not dissipated even though I am on meds that allow me to sleep. I have become an empath to such a degree that I can't watch news or anything that shows or speaks of animal cruelty.
I am not here to write about myself. I just had not read anything before that nailed my symptoms exactly. This author must write more. The talent is there, along with the ability to write beautifully. Need more to read!!!!
November 16, 2017
Interesting book
May 28, 2016
Open Your Mind Before You Read
I truly believe in sleep deprivation messing with everything about your body and mind. I have had PTSD and I realize how normal everyday perceptions are completely lost on your strange behavior and how people do not grasp what could possibly be going on with you. I enjoyed the quick read and I would recommend it to others. I believe Amazon's Unlimited gives us all a chance to read books outside our favorite genres, so give this one a try, it is short and well written for such an unusual subject.
Karen C
I truly believe in sleep deprivation messing with everything about your body and mind. I have had PTSD and I realize how normal everyday perceptions are completely lost on your strange behavior and how people do not grasp what could possibly be going on with you. I enjoyed the quick read and I would recommend it to others. I believe Amazon's Unlimited gives us all a chance to read books outside our favorite genres, so give this one a try, it is short and well written for such an unusual subject.
Karen C
December 14, 2014
An interesting account of what can happen when you have PTSD. I've experienced many of the same things as the author, and never realized it could be due to my PTSD.
June 15, 2015
Quick read. I'll give it that.
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