Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Know The Detailed Symptoms Of The Problem!

This post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition, which gets triggered by a terrifying event. It can happen either through experiencing it or by witnessing it. The symptoms include flashbacks of the events, nightmares leading to severe anxiety and thoughts related to the events, which you are unable to control. Going through traumatic events is quite normal and each and every individual goes through phases, where they encounter events filled with trauma and those who have long-lasting effect on their minds. If the symptoms get worse and go on to last for months and sometimes stretch up to years, then that might be of clear indication a person suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

Let us discuss about the symptoms in detail

• The symptoms related to the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder might start within a month after coming across a traumatic sequence.
• All these symptoms pose major problems in society, work situations and also in relationships. One’s ability to go about doing any normal daily task might also get hampered.
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms are usually grouped into four types. Different symptoms of each type are:

Intrusive Memories: The symptoms are included under intrusive memories are

• Utterly disturbing memories of any particular traumatic event on a recurring basis.
• Feel as if you are reliving the traumatic sequence
• Dreams which might upset or nightmares related to the horrifying incident.

Avoidance: Symptoms related to avoidance include, trying to avoid thinking or talking about a traumatic event and also avoid going to places or interacting with people, who might remind a person of a particular traumatic event.

Thinking pattern might turn negative: Symptoms of negative thinking patterns may include:You start thinking about yourself and the world in general negatively.There is a sense of hopelessness about the future.You start to get aloof from family and friends.

Physical and emotional reactions change: Symptoms of changes in physical and emotional reactions include

• You tend to get scared easily
• Unable to sleep peacefully
• You cannot concentrate on a particular job
• Sense of guilt and shame eats you from inside

Causes

Doctors are not really sure why people suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Like most of the health problems, this disorder is in all probability caused by a mix of:

• Stressful experiences which a person has to go through while bearing any severe trauma.
• Mental health risks inherited, if any of the family members suffered from anxiety and depression.
• A person’s temperament.

Treatment

The treatment for this Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can help people to take control of their lives once again. Psychotherapy is the primary mode of treatment followed for getting rid off this problem. Along with this, medication can also take an active part in the healing process.  A combination of these treatments can help in improving the symptoms by:

• Mindfulness: It is a good way of coping with PTSD. It can have many benefits for people suffering from difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
• Showing the skills on how to address the symptoms
• Counselling, through which people would be made to think better about themselves and others.
• Different ways to help cope up, in case the symptoms arise in future.