PTSD can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was threatened. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Many people with PTSD persistently avoid places, people, or activities that re...
People with PTSD often experience flashbacks and can also have trouble sleeping. They may find it hard to concentrate, or feel constantly alert and on edge. Social Anxiety Disorder: this is not just extreme shyness, but a deep fear or concern of being judged by others, of performing, or ...
Doing weekly homework was an integral part of my journey to wellness, although, as anyone knows, you don’t ever really rid yourself of a lifetime of events, symptoms, and difficulties common to individuals who are traumatized. Worksheets were incredibly helpful in guiding my work with Vanessa,...
Trauma –Getting “triggered” is a term that traces back to the experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experienced by soldiers coming back from the war. When we are triggered due to past traumatic experiences, our reaction is often extreme fear and panic (or in some cases...
After I lost the babies I would have random, out of the blue flashbacks where I would freeze and not see the world around me, and relive the moment. Was one of the signs that I was suffering from PTSD. Made trying to learn to drive… or driving… dangerous. I’m getting better, ...
Rambo, by the way, also suffers from PTSD. He has flashbacks. And the razor sets one off. Nobody understands him. Nobody tries to understand him. Nobody understands the sacrifice he made for America. Like the old martial (Lon Chaney) says to Will Kane (Gary Cooper) in High Noon, "...
” It may have been a 30-second car crash, or it may have been a 3-minute assault, or a 10-minute assault. And you learned that very, very deeply, and very quickly, that trauma, that PTSD, and your brain learned to have flashbacks and nightmares for 30 years, in just a few ...