Post-traumatic stress disorder can be seen in people who have experienced the earthquake in person, who have been exposed to the images and stories, and whose acquaintances or relatives have experienced the earthquake. It is not easy to pass on its own and can be treated.
Those who experienced the first degree earthquake are undoubtedly the most prone to trauma. The effect of the earthquake is much more visible on people who are under the rubble, who cannot reach their relatives, who are injured or who have lost their families. is affected by this trauma.
The person who experienced the earthquake first of all has a shock reaction; He freezes, may not know what he is doing, may want to leave the environment, may act meaningless. Earthquake survivor "What do I do now?" It is the first step to the normalization process. Most earthquake survivors begin the mental normalization process in the first few minutes, some in a few hours, and some in a few days. irritability, pessimism, sudden tantrums, and feelings of guilt over loss may be seen. looking at a point and diving, being away from reality, deterioration of the perception of place and time, decreased awareness of what is happening in the environment, perceiving the environment and himself as different, foreign, different, not being able to remember the events before, during or after the earthquake, palpitation, shortness of breath are common and common
If these symptoms continue to be experienced after 1 month, it is possible to talk about post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a psychiatric disease and may need to be treated.
Especially those who experience the earthquake fresh all the time (seeing the earthquake in a dream, not being able to stay alone at home, not being able to sleep alone, not being able to take a shower, seeing what you have been through all the time, at the slightest sound or jolt). react violently etc.) in emergency psychiatric It is among the experiences that require treatment.
Taking psychotherapy in the presence of a specialist, maintaining human relations (avoiding isolation), working on trauma with a therapist, trying to return to daily routine work may help the person to overcome the trauma.
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