Is a PTSD diagnosis inevitable?
But that isnt the end of the story.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) hasa long and winding history.
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Repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of a traumatic event is also a major risk factor.
There is hope, even if it can sometimes take work to find it.
Can You Prevent PTSD After Trauma?
Some of those symptoms can includepanic attacks, disassociation, andhypervigilance.
The hallmark of PTSD is the patient reliving their traumatic experience through emotional or visual flashbacks.
We’re going to mostly be talking about big T Trauma," he says.
You’re telling your brain the trauma’s past.
I’m in the present moment.
TheNational Institutes of Healthsuggest a number of strategies, including trying to maintain a healthy diet and sleep routine.
The service dog that lives in my house to support my wife is a perfect example of that.
Your service dog loves you, and that’s wonderful.
How are you going to expand that circle to those people who are trusted and accepting and open?
“‘I need x to make it be okay.
And I get scared anytime I go outside that bubble.’
Another possible path forward is to find the pop in of therapy that isnt re-activating for you.
Takeaways
Post traumatic stress disorder is debilitating and yet its prevention is understudied.
PTSD is a condition that affects far more people than just those who have come back from war.
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