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What are the symptoms of PTSD?
List 5 symptoms
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The symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are:
Reexperience, such as flashbacks and nightmares;
Avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma;
Increased arousal, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep;
Anger;
Hypervigilance.
Reexperience, such as flashbacks and nightmares;
Avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma;
Increased arousal, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep;
Anger;
Hypervigilance.
Symptoms
Frequently having upsetting thoughts or memories about a traumatic event.
Having recurrent nightmares.
Acting or feeling as though the traumatic event were happening again, sometimes called a "flashback."
Having strong feelings of distress when reminded of the traumatic event.
Being physically responsive, such as experiencing a surge in your heart rate or sweating, to reminders of the traumatic event.
Frequently having upsetting thoughts or memories about a traumatic event.
Having recurrent nightmares.
Acting or feeling as though the traumatic event were happening again, sometimes called a "flashback."
Having strong feelings of distress when reminded of the traumatic event.
Being physically responsive, such as experiencing a surge in your heart rate or sweating, to reminders of the traumatic event.
voted unhelpful: jeffhoard
Lilyloretta listed the classic symptoms of PTSD. As secondary effects of the PTSD, many sufferers experience severe depression and resort to drugs or alcohol to self-medicate. Also, many with PTSD are unable to maintain normal family relationships. They experience divorce and estrangement from family and friends. They actually prefer to be alone, free from the burdens of social interaction. They also have problems with employment. They will not seek treatment because they feel their situations are hopeless.
If you or a loved one shows the symptoms of PTSD, there is hope. My husband, a Vietnam veteran, suffered increasingly worse PTSD for years until he was at the point of self-destruction. Thankfully, he got treatment at the VA and is doing great. The keys are counseling, medication, and overcoming substance abuse. Family support helps a lot.
If you or a loved one shows the symptoms of PTSD, there is hope. My husband, a Vietnam veteran, suffered increasingly worse PTSD for years until he was at the point of self-destruction. Thankfully, he got treatment at the VA and is doing great. The keys are counseling, medication, and overcoming substance abuse. Family support helps a lot.
source(s):
VA, What is PTSD? http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/what-is-ptsd.asp
National Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/i...
VA, What is PTSD? http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/what-is-ptsd.asp
National Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/i...
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