Mean of PTSD

PTSD  means Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a disorder that develops who have experienced scary or dangerous event.

It's natural to feel afraid during and after traumatic situation. Fear triggers many changes in the body to help defend against danger. (flight or flight) Everyone will experience a range of reactions after trauma, most people cover from it the symptoms naturally. Those that continue to have experience problems may be diagnosed with PTSD. Those that have PTSD will feel stressed frightened even when they are not in danger.

Not everyone will develop ongoing or short term PTSD. Everyone with PTSD been through a dangerous event. Symptoms usually begin early within the first 3 months of the event. May sometimes they begin years after. Some people recover within 6 months. Some have much longer.

To be diagnosed with PTSD, an adult will have all the following within month.

At least one re-experiencing symptom
     Flash backs- reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like racing heart or sweating
     Bad dreams
     Frightening thoughts
     Re-experieniencing Symptoms may cause problems with everyday routine. Symptoms can start from Words, objects or situations that can be reminders of the event can be a trigger.
At least one avoiding symptom
      Staying away from place events or objects that are reminders of the traumatic experience.
     Avoiding thoughts or feelings related to the traumatic event.
      Things that remind a person of the traumatic event can be a trigger. These symptoms may couse person to change personal routine.
At least two arousal and reactivity symptom
     Being easily startled
     Feeling tense or "on edge"
     Having difficulty sleeping
     Having angry outbursts
     Arousal symptoms are usually constant, instead of being triggered by things. These symptoms can make person feel stressed or angry. They may make it hard to do daily tasks, such has sleeping, eating, or concentrating.
At least two cognition and mood symptom
      Trouble remembering key features of the traumatic event
      Negative thoughts about oneself or the world
      Distorted feelings like guilt or blame.
      Loss of interest in enjoyable activities
      Cognition and mood symptoms can bring or worsen after the traumatic event. These symptoms can make the person feel alienated or detached from friends or family members.

It is natural to have some of these symptoms after a dangerous event. Sometimes people have very serious symptoms that can go away after a few weeks. This is called acute stress disorder or ASD. Symptoms last longer then month Affect one's ability to function and not due to substance use or illness or anything but the event itself might be PTSD. Some people with PTSD don't show any symptoms foe weeks or months.

Children and teens can have extreme reactions to trauma. Their symptoms may not be the same as adults. These symptoms can include:

     Wetting the bed after having learned to use the toilet
     Forgetting how to or being unable to talk
     Acting out the scary event during play time
     Being unusually clingy with a parent or other adult
Older children and teens are more likely to show symptoms similar to those seen in adults. May also develop disruptive, disrespectful or destructive behaviors. May feel guilty or also have thought of revenge.

Anyone can develop PTSD at any age. Includes war veterans, Children and people who have been through a physical or sexual assault, abuse, accident, disaster or many other serious event. 8 out of every 100 people will experience PTSD. Women are more likely to develop PTSD than men and genes may make some more likely to devlop PTSD than others.

Not everyone with PTSD has been through dangerous event. Some may develop PTSD after friend or family member passes away. The sudden death of loved one can lead to PTSD.

Risk factors of PTSD

Some factors that increase risk of PTSD
Living through dangerous event and traumas
Getting hurt
Seeing another person hurt or seeing dead body
Childhood trauma
feeling horror , helpless. or extreme fear
Having little or no social support after the event
Dealing with extra stress after the event such has loss of a loved one pain and injury or loss job or home.
Having history of mental illness or substance abuse

Some resilience factors that may reduce the risk of PTSD
Seeking out support from people, such has friends and family
Finding a support group after a traumatic event
Learning to feel good about one's own actions in face of danger
Having a positive coping strategy, or a way of getting through the bad event and learning from it.
Being able to act and respond effectively despite feeling fear.

The main treatment for people with PTSD are medications, psychotherapy(talk therapy) or both. Everyone is different, PTSD affects people differently. it's important with PTSD to get treated by mental health doctor who is experienced with PTSD. People with PTSD need to try different treatments to find what works for them. Someone with PTSD is going through an on going trauma , such has being in abusive relationship, or other ongoing problems can include panic disorder, depression substance abuse, and feeling suicidal.

Medications for treating PTSD include antidepressants may help control PTSD symptoms such has sadness, anger, feeling numb inside. Other medications maybe helpful for other symptoms.


Psychotherapy sometimes called talk therapy involves talking with mental health professional. Psychotherapy can occur one on one or in group. PTSD usually last 6 to 12 weeks may last longer in some.


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