Memories about the traumatic event come to life again and again in the mind. The person feels as if he/she is reliving that moment and experiences a serious feeling of panic, helplessness and anxiety. After this negative event comes to the person's mind, symptoms such as shaking, sweating, anxiety, heart palpitations, feeling like drowning, etc. are observed. Sometimes the person may react as if he/she is actually experiencing this event.
Avoidance
The person avoids places, people and all kinds of situations that remind him of the traumatic event. He does not want to remember the event and wants to eliminate the challenging thoughts. However, even though he does not want to think about the incident, he cannot get it out of his mind. The person's avoidance behavior causes him to withdraw from people and society, and he wants to spend almost the whole day in his room.
Overstimulation
After the trauma, the person is constantly on guard, and the fear that he will experience the event again at any moment causes an anxious wait. . The slightest sound or crackle causes him to startle. Ringing of the door, phone, people suddenly entering the room, wind noise cause the person to be extremely startled, and symptoms of anxiety such as heart palpitations, feeling of distress, sweating, feeling like you are drowning, etc. may occur.
Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
It is important to start medication and psychotherapy after a detailed psychiatric evaluation of the person. For people with such complaints, seeking expert support without wasting too much time can prevent more serious problems from occurring in the future. People after trauma think that their complaints will not improve with treatment and may give up seeking treatment. Or they may not want to seek treatment because they do not want to retell the events they experienced and avoid the events. However, removing the traces of the trauma they have experienced is possible with medication and psychotherapy.
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