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Why PTSD Can Be Triggered Years Later

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe form of an anxiety disorder. PTSD stems from acute stress disorder lasting over 30 days. This type of anxiety involves the threat of death to oneself or someone else. It normally results from psychological trauma and is a common part of the military experience. A psychological trauma can come from a bullying, rape, attack, or war. It is a frequent reaction after violence has taken place.
Triggers for PTSD can be found everywhere and are constantly around us. The triggers can occur right after the incident that cause PTSD or years later. People with this disorder are normally unaware of what can trigger an episode. Prevention of an episode come from awareness. Learning of what could be a personal trigger can prevent a reaction to the trauma. There are two types of triggers, external and internal. External triggers are places, people and/or situations that may take place in everyday life during everyday events. Internal triggers are things experienced within oneself such as nightmares and/or flashbacks.
There is no clear treatment for PTSD, but there has been some experiments with medication. The recommendation for any trial with the medication is six to eight weeks.

Coping With The Loss Of Friends While On Duty

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Coping with the loss of friends while on duty can be extremely difficult. You will not be able to say your goodbyes in person, and therefore may have a hard time finding closure. Additionally, you may suffer some guilt from not being able to completely support the individuals that are left behind when a friend passes away.

When someone close to you passes away while you are on duty, your mind may wish to view the event as not real. It is important to take this information in and truly process it.Confused? Here ‘s a little help . Otherwise, you may not be able to move on. Do allow those near you to help you through this difficult time. Talking about death can be hard, but is one of the better ways to find peace in this situation.

Do contact anyone that you feel needs your support. At times, once of the best ways to cope with the loss of a friend is to connect with others that are feeling the same way you do. This will allow you to recount the good times, and to know that you are not alone in your grief. Losing a friend in any situation is hard. Take the time to process your emotions, and by all means, allow yourself to grieve.

Welcome Home Parties: When Your Solider Returns Home Injured

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Soldiers serve their country when they are far from home. When they come home, there families are happy that they return. The families want to make sure that they get the best welcome home possible. The families will make every preparation they can to make sure that the soldier feels welcomed. The families need to rent the space for the party, make the preperation, supply the food, and find the decorations. The amount of money. Although no one wants the solider, sailor or marine to come home injured it does happen. When a soldier comes home injured, special preparations might need to be made. It will depend on the injury.

If the injury removed or limits the veteran’s ability to walk, the party planners need to find a venue that he can locate. If the injury was relatively mild, it is possible that the planners need to make no special preprations. The preparations need to be altered only for physical injuries. As other people have noted, not every injury war is physical. The mental scars acquired take longer to heal. The environment for the party will be much more relaxed than the environment the soldier, sailor or marine just returned from.

How To Tell If You Are Suffering From PTSD

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as “an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous event”. As human beings it is normal for us to be anxious, frightened or disconnected when we experience something traumatic, these feelings usually fade away with time allowing for us to move on and enjoy life again, however, individuals with PTSD are so overwhelmed by the trauma that they fail to overcome these feelings and find themselves stuck with a continuing sense of danger and saddness that does not fade.The full explanation can be found at http://cutie79.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/

Symptoms of PTSD are divided into 3 catergories:

1. Re-experiencing
-Recurring thoughts about the traumatic event.
-Nightmares.
-Flashbacks of the event.
-Exhibiting physical responses such as sweating or an elevated heart rate when reminded of the event.
-Having intense feelings of distress when reminded of the event.

2. Avoidance
-Lack of interest in activities that were once important to you.
-Making an effort to avoid any places or events that bring reminders of the trauma.
-Feeling distant from others.
-Constantly being negative with no positive thoughts.
-Having feelings of your life being cut short.

3. Hyperarousal
-Insomnia
-Lack of concentration
-Constantly being on guard
-Constant irritability and anger.
-Startled easily

When diagnosing PTSD, doctors look for at least one re-xperiencing symptom, three avoidance symptoms and two hyperarousal symptoms with all having been experienced for at least one month.