Post Traumatic and Traumatic Issues

Post-traumatic stress disorder, is an anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster.

 

People with PTSD may relive the event through flashbacks and nightmares.  They avoid anything that reminds them of the trauma and have anxious feelings that are so intense their lives are disrupted.

 

PTSD can cause problems like:

   *Flashbacks, or feeling like the event is happening again

   *Trouble sleeping or nightmares

   *Feeling alone

   *Angry outbursts

   *Feeling worried, guilty or sad

 

PTSD starts at different times for different people. Signs of PTSD may start soon after a frightening event and then continue. Other people develop new or more severe signs months or even years later. PTSD can happen to anyone, even children.