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PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder, is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Often associated with veterans but effects anyone who has experienced significant triggering events.
This is an impressive free resource, available to anyone. It covers a wide array of issues that one would face and quickly gets you right to methods and actions to take and get results. Please share if you know anyone experiencing PTSD.
Access the free resource, coaching online here: PTSD Coaching Online
put together by the National Center for PTSD.
What is PTSD really like?
How to help a loved one with PTSD
Living with PTSD - lessons for partners, friends, and supporters
What not to say to someone with PTSD:
Understanding PTSD's Effect on the Brain, Body and the Emotions
Intensive Care - Experiences of family and friends video
Signs and symptoms can include;
Physical pain - headaches or migraines, dizziness, fatigue, chest pain, breathing difficulties, and stomach and digestive issues
Nightmares and Flashbacks - a symptom known as re experiencing the event
Depression or anxiety
Withdrawal
Avoidance
Repression - blocking of memories
Emotional numbing
Hyper arousal
Irritability
Guilt and shame
Access the coaching online here: PTSD Coaching Online
Other Resources:
Understanding PTSD
US Department of Veteran Affairs - National Center for PTSD
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/ptsd-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp
What is PTSD?
American Psychiatric Association
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd/what-is-ptsd