What is ptsd?

An anxiety disorder: A serious often debilitating anxiety disorder resulting from witnessing or experiencing a highly terrifying and horrifying life threatening event. It is treatable (medications and therapy) early intervention is important. Read about it at nimh.Org.

Posttraumatic Stress: Posttraumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that develops after someone experiences a traumatic incident, where they feared for life or limb. Symptoms develop in three realms: reexperiencing (nightmares, flashbacks), hypervigilence (increased startle response, continually looking for threats), and avoidance (of anything that might trigger memories of trauma).

PTSD: Ptsd is a disorder of mind, body & spirit. It can ravage the soul and destroy families. After experiencing trauma which is overwhelming to the person sxs of avoidance, hyper-arousal, reliving develop. Although complex ptsd is the gift that keeps on giving, it is treatable. Early treatment is best.

Anxiety disorder: Ptsd usually is the result of witnessing or in someway experiencing something that could harm somebody. Symptoms usually fall in 3 domains - re-experiencing (e.G nightmares), hyperarousal (e.g. Jumpiness) and avoidance. However, ptsd symptoms have enough similarities with those of other conditions that an evaluation by a psychologist/psychiatrist is essential to make the diagnosis. Hope this helps.

Threat of death: PTSD is a post trauma reaction to being in the situation of impending real or perceived loss of life, or inability to is scape. Examples of this would come from being in combat situations, or severe physical or sexual abuse. There are degrees of PTSD, it is not a matter of either the patient does or does not have it, it's not all or none.

Traumatic Stress: PTSD, can occur after someone goes through or witnesses a traumatic life event like: combat, child or adult sexual or physical abuse/assault, terrorism, robbery, serious accident, or natural disaster. Most people have some stress-related reactions after a traumatic event: fear, sadness, guilt, anger, sleep problems, and disturbing memories. PTSD may be diagnosed if these persist after 30 days.