What Is PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

PTSD

When an individual is in a dangerous situation, it is perfectly normal for them to feel scared. This is because fear is the body’s natural response in an attempt to protect itself from a potentially dangerous situation. PTSD is a mental illness that alters the way a person’s body and mind responds to danger. Typically, an individual who experiences post traumatic stress is prone to high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety even when they are not really in any sort of danger.

Soldiers Suffer From PTSD

This is a mental health condition that occurs after a person has experienced a terrifying and traumatic situation. Typically this is a situation that will have caused the individual to endure mental or physical pain/harm. While it was war veterans that brought this condition into the spotlight they are not the only individuals who suffer from PTSD. In fact, incidents including mugging, rape, being kidnapped, being tortured, or being held captive are other examples of situations that could lead to PTSD.

What Causes PTSD?

Naturally, doctors are still trying to learn more about post traumatic stress disorder and what causes it to occur. While there is no concrete evidence at this time some doctors believe that there is a link between genes and PTSD. Doctors also believe several inefficiencies play a role in the development of this mental condition. For example, research shows that individuals who lack a protein called Stathmin or a chemical in the brain called GRP are more prone to developing this condition.

There is no age, gender, or race requirement when it comes to who can develop this condition or who cannot. The truth is that absolutely anyone regardless of their personal details can develop this condition. If you have ever been in a traumatic or intense situation and are feeling more stress or paranoid than more, it may be a good idea to seek medical advice or assistance.

An individual who suffers from PSTD did not necessarily have to encounter or experience a dangerous situation. Some people develop the condition as a sympathetic natural reaction when a friend or family members goes through a traumatic experience. Furthermore, if a family member or friend suddenly passes away this can also cause an individual to develop post traumatic stress.

Ways To Treat PTSD

The main treatment options for individuals with this condition include psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, medication, or a combination of the three. The most important thing to keep in mind is that everyone is different and what treatment may have worked well for someone else may not work at all for you. For a lot of obvious reasons it is important that anyone with this condition seeks the assistance of a medical expert. Ideally they should also be seeking the help of a medical provider who has experience dealing with patients who have the condition.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

What Is PTSD?

PTSD is known as post-traumatic stress disorder and may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death or injury to an individual or someone else during this time the person felt intense fear, helplessness or horror. Military service, natural disasters or hostage situations can cause this disorder, with symptoms including diminished responsiveness to stimuli, anxiety, sleep disorders, persistent reliving of the event as well as difficulty concentrating. PTSD is classified as a mental health disorder. PTSD can be compared to an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders follow an exposure to a life threatening or extreme event that has evoked great horror and helplessness much like PTSD as well as being characterized by flashbacks, nightmares and impaired functioning. The essential feature of PTSD is severe anxiety which is a state of constant or recurring alarm and fearfulness.

What Are The Symptoms Of PTSD?

It is known that 10 percent of all Americans have had or will have PTSD at some point within their life. Panic attacks are characterized by intense emotional feelings associated with PTSD and associated by physical symptoms such as short breath, sweating, heart palpitations and chest pains. Depression is one of the most commonly occurred disorders associated with PTSD. Symptoms for depression include loss of interest or pleasure in activities, considerable amount of weight loss as well as weight gain, difficulty falling asleep or sleeping too much, felling worthless and guilty as well as the thoughts of ending one’s life. Depression is also known as a very common mental illness just like post-traumatic stress disorder. A person with schizophrenia has been found to have had a history of traumatic stress than those without. Bipolar is a condition that is characterized by severe mood changes from highs that are manic to lows known as depression that also affect a person’s attitude, energy and ability to function.

What Do You Do If You Think You Have PTSD?

If you or a loved one is believed to have PTSD it is important to seek help immediately. Early treatment is better and can help a person deal with symptoms now before they get worse in the future with not seeking treatment. Be willing to listen to family and friends who have been affected and encourage them to seek counseling. If you are affected by PTSD try and recognize the feeling’s and talk to others about your fears and know what feelings are normal responses to an abnormal situation. PTSD can also make a person’s physical health worse so getting help for a person’s PTSD could help to improve their overall physical health. Cognitive behavioral therapy is known as a type of counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and the most effective type. Medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are an antidepressant that can help with the feelings to make you less sad and worried.

Hypnotherapy For PTSD

If you are looking to find hypnotherapy in Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland or South Shields contact clinical hypnotherapist Ian Smith today. Hypnotist Ian Smith is an Internationally respected therapist who has many years of professional experience in the hypnotherapy business. 

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.