Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

After the evaluation visit with the therapist yesterday, she is thinking Simmy has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  She's sending him to another psychologist to get a second opinion to make sure her diagnosis is correct. 

She listed off the symptoms to me and I have to admit, he has every one. 

She got to witness a bit of the anxiety.  She had no window in her office, so he kept freaking out and had to be reassured that the sun was still up and that it was not dark outside.  We had left his flashlight in the car and he was quite upset that he did not have it with him.

It scares me because the only knowledge I had- before yesterday- of PTSD was that it was common in soldiers after battle and that it is a life long struggle. 

She has enrolled us in a program that sends a trained professional out to our home and works with us all in his enviroment, which should be helpful  He'll also see the therapist once a week.

If the second opinion comes in as PTSD as well, we'll develop a plan for treatment.

The therapist recommended visits be cut off immediately.  The visits are triggerring the behaviors- which I knew.

I hate it for Momma Kay, I really do.   She has five childen- one she put up for adoption, another she is in the process of signing away her rights on and two that cannot see her because it causes them too much anxiety.  The only child she can see is her 2 month old baby.

But I am so stinking relieved.  Visits make all our lives absolute torture for days after seeing her.  Simmy is in absolute shambles after a visit and we live or die by his mood. 

He actually declared at the visit on Tuesday that he did not want to be there and that he wanted to go home (our home).  He tried to run into the elevator with us as we left the building.

I wonder how long the process is to end visitation (temporarily).

My first concern is stopping or at least reducing the self harm. So I am very anxious to get his therapy in motion.