Do I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
If you are having a hard time with feelings of stress, overwhelm or extreme anxiety, you might be asking yourself “what is wrong with me?”. In a desperate attempt to try and find a reason and help yourself, you’ve started looking on the internet for answers and found a whole bunch of different terminologies for what you might be feeling. Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety, ADHD, Personality Disorders…. and then you found PTSD otherwise known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Disclaimer
This article is NOT meant to diagnose. Anyone reading this who thinks they may be suffering from a mental health condition is advised to speak to their physician as soon as possible. Mental health conditions including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can have a disastrous effect on the lives of sufferers as well as the people around them. If you think you may be experiencing it, please talk to someone.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
The types of trauma. Why ‘post’ is and PTSD is different from just ‘trauma’ or C-PTSD. What does it look like, how does it make you feel?
Causes of trauma
Physical
- Awaking from a Coma or Anaesthetic
- Physical Brain Damage
- A Dramatic Change in Lifestyle
emotional/mental
- Psychological Programming
- Extreme Fear
- An Extreme Shock to Unexpected Events
- Tragedies where there are problems with emotional regulation
- Extremely Stressful Events
- Historical Trauma’s Resurfacing
Admissions for trauma patients usually consist of reasons such as:
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Child Abuse
- Abandonment or Neglect
- Violence
- Loss of a Loved One
- A Natural Disaster
- A Job loss or Sudden loss of Income
- A Life Threatening Medical Diagnosis or Serious Injury
- The Sudden and Unexpected Ending of a Career
- Witnessing a Crime
- Breakdown of Relationships
- Separating of Parents
diagnosing post traumatic stress disorder
If you think you have PTSD,.. we will be making a post in the future called ‘Managing longterm Trauma’ aimed at helping you live with and move on from trauma (further links to managing self beliefs of the survival brain)
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