Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a stress-related disorder often developing after a traumatic event. Individuals may have recurring dreams, flashbacks, or bad memories of the event triggered by sights, sounds, or smells.
What are the symptoms?
- Re-experiencing type symptoms, such as recurring, involuntary and intrusive distressing memories, which can include flashbacks of the trauma, bad dreams and intrusive thoughts
- Avoidance, which can include staying away from certain places or objects that are reminders of the traumatic event. A person might actively avoid a place or person that might activate overwhelming symptoms
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Contact us to learn more or make an appointment. We may refer you to an educational group, a support group or one of our external partners.
To learn more about a specific mental health disorder, go to: www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness.
“You are not defined by your challenges, you’re defined by your courage to face them.”
Ramona Winner
MWC Family Advocate of 12 years