PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition that's triggered by the traumatic experience
WHAT PEOPLE WITH PTSD EXPERIENCE:
depression, anxiety and anxiety attacks, problems communicating with others
depression, anxiety and anxiety attacks, problems communicating with others
WHAT ARE TRAUMAS:
verbal abuse, physical violence, catastrophes, accidents, wars
verbal abuse, physical violence, catastrophes, accidents, wars
there are a lot of things that may lead to trauma: death of a loved one, hard physical illness, sexual abuse, divorce...
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A TRAUMA MAY LEAD TO PTSD IF IT WAS:
very strong, or/and very sudden, or/and very long
very strong, or/and very sudden, or/and very long
events of a smaller intensity might cause trauma if they lasted for a very long time. for example, long-lasting bad relationships where a victim was often manipulated and devalued. it might be love or parent-child relationships
SYMPTOMS:
expectation of danger, nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance of memories, places and persons, connected to traumatic experience (at any price)
expectation of danger, nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance of memories, places and persons, connected to traumatic experience (at any price)
IN CONCLUSION:
- PTSD can be diagnosed by a professional psychiatrist only
- not everyone who went through trauma has PTSD in future
- everything has an impact: bio-socio-psychology
- children who experienced verbal and/or physical violence from their parents, or were bullied at school for years, have a high risk of depression and ADHD in adulthood
- no to war
- PTSD can be diagnosed by a professional psychiatrist only
- not everyone who went through trauma has PTSD in future
- everything has an impact: bio-socio-psychology
- children who experienced verbal and/or physical violence from their parents, or were bullied at school for years, have a high risk of depression and ADHD in adulthood
- no to war
