Post Dramatic Stress?

Two years ago I found my grandfather in the bathroom almost dead and I gave him C.P.R as best as I could and as long as I could,and he died while I was doing it and I blamed myself for a very long time and now I seems to still be haunted by the images of seeing him die and I keep telling myself that it is myfault while I knew it wasnt could this be Post Dramatic Stress syndrome?

People in such situations often blame themselves. You may well be suffering from PTSD: There is a quiz for the presence of P.T.S.D., via page E, of section 1 in ezy build, below. Some of the symptoms include "flashbacks", sleep disorders, especially nightmares, and just staring blankly. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is addressed at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris in sections 33 - 34; examine the http://1-800-therapist.com/ & http://www.metanoia.org/choose/ websites, and use the locators in those sections, and section 1, and phone book, and/or various associations for psychiatrists and psychologists, to find the nearest one using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy).

In EMDR, a therapist will ask you to revisit a traumatic event and remember the feelings, negative thoughts, or memories associated with it. While you are doing this, the therapist may hold up two fingers about eighteen inches from your face and move them from side to side. You will be told to track the movement of the therapist鈥檚 fingers with your eyes. As you concentrate on the traumatic event during therapy, you are trying to bring its memory to life. The mental imagery you are able to conjure up during the therapy session is then processed, aided by your eye movements, facilitating the processing of painful memories, enabling some of the powerful emotional states involved to be discharged to some degree, and helping to achieve resolution and a state involving less painful emotions.

EMDR has 8 stages. Professional EMDR is always much preferable, and Opester, (who gives it a glowing recommendation) a therapist with more than 20 years experience, and a former contributor, here, stated that it was one of only two disorders which can be completely cured. Sometimes, a beta blocker, such as propranolol, or atenolol is administered prior to being asked to recount the traumatic event, reducing the emotional charge associated with it, as it is re-recorded in your memory (which has been shown to be plastic, at least to some extent, with many people). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been shown to be effective, as well. Free CBT, which may reduce the time required in therapy sessions is at http://ecouch.anu.edu.au/welcome Check out medications first at: http://www.drugs.com/ and http://www.rxlist.com/ and http://crazymeds.us/ and http://www.askapatient.com/ If unable to afford it, or to locate one nearby, contact the county/local mental health agency: any therapy on offer may prove helpful, particularly if combined with appropriate medication.

Contact your county/local mental health agency, and find out what help they can offer. (U.S.A.) Try phoning 211, or 411, and Google: "clinics; mhmr; (your city); (your state)" Some people, however, may benefit more from psychotherapy, or counselling, at least until they are some way along the path to wellness, and feeling psychologically robust enough for the harsher CBT. Most people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or, quicker, cheaper, and more conveniently: http://www.asktheinternettherapist.com Defeat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) CD - MP3 or http://www.hypnotictapes.com POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME (DISORDER) PTSD, OVERCOME

I don't think it is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), but it could be - I think it is just you feeling guilty (which I hope you realize you should not feel since it is not your fault). PTSD is usually more severe (flashbacks, inability to function following a psychological trigger, etc.).

From wikipedia, PTSD has these symptoms:
A. Exposure to a traumatic event
B. Persistent reexperience (e.g. flashbacks, nightmares)
C. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma (e.g. inability to talk about things even related to the experience, avoidance of things and discussions that trigger flashbacks and reexperiencing symptoms fear of losing control)
D. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal (e.g. difficulty falling or staying asleep, anger and hypervigilance)
E. Duration of symptoms more than 1 month
F. Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (e.g. problems with work and relationships.)

so sorry your grandfather passed away.i want to let you know that it was not your fault for his death,you did your best to keep him alive,yes,i know it is hard in dealing with this,cause of the guilt you might be feeling,but you need to keep reminding yourself you were not at fault for his death.it is possible to develop PTSD after witnessing a traumatic event such as seeing your grandfather pass away.

As far as I know, it's absolutely possible, if you mean Post-Traumatic Stress disorder like I think you do. You need to see a therapist about this, as they can give you a more accurate diagnosis and help with your problem.

Yes. But it's actually Post Traumatic not Dramatic.
Why tell yourself it was your fault? You did the best you could. If you had not gone into the bathroom he would have died alone.

John, it is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some others on here may tell you differently but loss of a loved one brings on the most stress. I would go talk to your GP.