Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after witnessing a deeply distressing or disturbing experience or after experiencing a serious injury. PTSD can develop following a threat of death or serious injury, even if the person is not physically harmed.
While all people experience anxious reactions after a serious traumatic event, in post-traumatic stress disorder, these symptoms and negative reactions persist for a long time and It affects daily life and begins to disrupt functioning. PTSD victims experience intense fear, lack of control, and a feeling of helplessness as a result of their traumatic experiences.
What are the Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
The person experiencing PTSD may show the following symptoms in at least three categories:
• Feeling emotionally numb,
• Feelings of guilt, depression or anxiety,
• Feelings of anxiety,
• Frightening thoughts,
• Avoidance behavior,
br /> • The state of feeling like you are reliving,
• Chronic and sudden reflections of the traumatic event,
• Nightmares and Sleep Problems,
• Staying away from triggering places, experiences and reminders,
/> • Explosions of anger, crying spells
• Losing interest in activities that were enjoyable in the past,
• Difficulty in remembering the event in question,
What are the reasons?
Risk factors for PTSD are characterized by individual experiences. PTSD can develop at any age after experiencing or being exposed to an extremely traumatic event. Some examples of at-risk groups are; victims of abuse, war veterans, victims of natural disasters, victims of fatal accidents, etc. Like many other mental health disorders, PTSD rarely has a single cause or main risk factor. Contributing risk factors include genetics, brain chemistry, or trauma. Individuals who experience prolonged stress, chemical imbalances, or a first-degree family history of anxiety or other mental health disorders may be at increased risk of developing PTSD.
Therapy Process
Unfortunately, many sufferers of PTSD the person does not seek treatment because they want to avoid talking about their traumatic experiences and avoid anything that triggers their symptoms.
EMDR T Therapy desensitizes the victim to the traumatic event through bilateral stimulation and eliminates the effect of the traumatic event.
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