Post traumatic stress disorder or PSTD can always be terrifying. They might disrupt your life and makes it hard to continue your daily activities. This may be hard to get in the day. Post traumatic stress disorder symptoms normally begin after a traumatic event; however they might not happen till month or years later. They may come and go for years and if the symptoms last for a longer period, this can cause great distress or it may interfere with your home or work life, you possibly have a post traumatic stress disorder.
Even though you always have a few PTSD symptoms and counseling can always be assistance. Your symptoms do not have to interfere with your day to day activities, relationship and work. The majorities of people who go with a traumatic event have some symptoms in the beginning but do not develop into PTSD.
Four Kinds of PTSD Symptoms
1. Reliving the event
Dreadful memories of a traumatic incident can come back in any time. You might feel very similar fear and dismay you have done when the incident took place. And you may sense like you are going through an event again. This is what they called as flashback. Occasionally there is a cause, for instance the sound or sight which causes you to experience again or revive the event. These triggers may include:
- You hear again a car backfire, that could bring back the memories again in your mind about the gunfire and the war combat.
- When you see a car accident that can take you back into a crash survivor of her own accident.
- When you see a news report of sexual assault that might bring back the memories for the one who happened to be rape.
2. Keeping away from situation that will let you remind of the event
You can try to evade situation or people that can trigger memories of a traumatic event. You have to evade from thinking and talking about the event.
- The person who happened to experience an earthquake may keep away from watching television movies and shows to which there are earthquakes.
- Person who had robbed at a gunpoint at the same time as ordering in a hamburger drive in might keep away from a fast-food restaurant.
- A few people may be very busy and stay away from seeking help. This may keep them from having to talk or think about the event.
3. Feeling insensitive or numb
People may find it tough to express their feelings. This is a way to prevent memories.
- You can have some positive or a loving feeling on the way to other people in addition to staying away from relationships.
- Some might be interested also in the activities that you enjoy
- You can also for get regarding the traumatic part of a traumatic event or may not be able to talk about it.
4. Feeling key up
You could be active in the look out for danger. This is known as the increase of emotional arousal. This can also cause:
- Sudden feeling of being angry and irritable.
- Hard time in sleeping.
- Have problem in concentrating.
- Dread for safety and constantly feeling on guard.
- Be startled when a person surprises you.
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