POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

The following may be seen in people with PTSD:

• Thinking over and over about the experience, frequent nightmares
• Avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma
• Extreme anxiety
• Being startled and alert from sudden stimuli

PTSD symptoms begin within three months after the trauma and the symptoms are divided into 3 groups:

Most symptoms of PTSD are natural reactions. People who have experienced trauma may have difficulty adjusting during the first 6 months, but after 6 months the effect begins to gradually decrease. However, if the reactions and symptoms we mentioned get worse and last for months or even years, if the person's assumptions about his life have changed and the person thinks that his life has been completely shaken, then PTSD can be mentioned.

Involuntary Memory Symptoms

• Involuntary revival of traumatic memories
• Behaving and feeling as if you were reliving the traumatic event
• Having distressing dreams about the traumatic event

Avoidance symptoms and a decrease in the general level of reactivity

• Trying to avoid thinking and talking about the traumatic event
• Feelings of distance or alienation from people
• Avoiding activities that you used to enjoy
• Despair about the future
• Memory problems
• Poor concentration and difficulty making decisions
• Problems maintaining close relationships

Symptoms of Anxiety and Increased Arousal

• Extreme sensitivity, irritability or irritability
• Intense guilt or shame
• Self-harming behavior, such as excessive alcohol consumption
• Sleep disorders (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep)
• Easy startle or fear
• Hearing or seeing things that do not exist

Treatment

In the treatment of PTSD, restlessness, insomnia, etc. In order to solve the problems, medicated treatment is applied by a psychiatrist, while psychotherapy methods are provided by a psychologist to help the person cope with troublesome situations.

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