Unfortunately, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Incidences Are On The Rise
Nowadays, there is increasing attention being paid to post traumatic stress disorder that till recently was considered as being nothing more than shell shock, though unfortunately it is a disorder that is affecting increasing numbers of people in our present times. As the name implies, post traumatic stress disorder refers to certain events that are very traumatic and which make it very difficult for affected persons to deal with it in an adequate manner.
War Soldiers
Examples of post traumatic stress disorder are soldiers who experience various horrific incidents during a war which are of a nature for which they have not been trained to handle, and everyone knows how it affected US soldiers serving in Vietnam, and more recently, in Iraq. Of course, it is not just soldiers that are affected by post traumatic stress disorder since even those exposed to violent crimes and abuse are likely to suffer from this condition.
Though the causes of post traumatic stress disorder may vary, once a person is affected and he or she leaves the condition untreated, he will be more prone to suffer from many serious side effects such as having trouble sleeping, depression, anxiety and also flashbacks as too blackouts. Even after the event has passed by, the memory of it will remain buried in their subconscious and are not easily forgotten.
A very grave side effect of post traumatic stress disorder is a totally different condition that is known as Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD which refers to a split personality which is a defense in the mind of the trauma stricken person who needs to have a dual personality in order to cope with the trauma that lies hidden in their minds.
Dealing with post traumatic stress disorder is not easy and in many cases cannot be dealt with in its entirety, and one of the ways to resolve the problem is to get professional counseling, in which a person is first diagnosed to see whether he or she is in fact a victim of post traumatic stress disorder and then the condition is treated by combining counseling, giving treatment and also by joining a support group.
The bottom line with treating post traumatic stress disorder is that it is necessary to unravel the many layers of emotions and fears and feelings that lie hidden deep in the psyche and then teaching the patient how to deal with such emotions and fears, and getting the affected person to open up about the events is indeed a welcome and positive step in helping him or her to overcome the trauma.
