How Do PTSD Reliving Trauma
PTSD, Reliving Trauma
Tameka Sims
22167440
Liberty University
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has many symptoms and the DSM IV-TR tells us that there is a criterion that must be met in order to diagnose a person with PTSD. There are people from all walks of life that struggle with this disorder but there is hope in treatment.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the re-experiencing of an extremely traumatic event accompanied by symptoms of increased arousal and by avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma . Cowley says that PTSD is as old as war but it did not become an official diagnosis until the 1980’s. PTSD’s causes are still murky and …show more content…
Second the individual tenaciously relives that trauma, third the individual does whatever they can to avoid stimuli related to the trauma, forth the individual has symptoms of hyper arousal of their nervous system that they did not have prior to the trauma and fifth the individual will have noticeable impairment in social, occupational or other vital areas of their lives .Symptoms of PTSD can manifest itself in various forms such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, irritability or outbursts of anger difficulty concentrating, hypervigilance and exaggerated startle response. Clients will often seem depressed or withdrawn from social interactions around them. They will tend to isolate themselves from situations that would require them to interact socially. Unfortunately some don’t seek treatment for PTSD until they are forced to by the court system or family members that can no longer deal with outbursts of anger or violence. Many combat veterans suffer from PTSD and some never seek treatment because of the stigma attached to psychiatric care. Sometime they use substances to alleviate their symptoms. Working in a transitional housing facility for veterans has afforded me the ability to talk to veterans that served in World War II, the Gulf War, and the War on Afghanistan that suffered from …show more content…
I began to drink beer when I was seventeen because the visions and nightmare of my trauma would cause me to feel as though I was living in the time that the trauma took place. Drinking beer would dull the hyper response of my nervous system; however, it did not minimize the amount of times that I would relive the events. After years of drinking I was introduced to cocaine and it seemed to numb my feelings about the trauma. I eventually started smoking cocaine in the rock form (crack) and that stopped the trauma reliving altogether but brought on a new set of problems that I could not live with. I was forced to seek treatment because I was homeless and hopeless. It wasn’t until I was doing the intake for treatment that I realized that I was bothered by a past trauma. I was treated with cognitive and group therapy and medication. This combination helped me but treatment for PTSD will vary from person to
Tameka Sims
22167440
Liberty University
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has many symptoms and the DSM IV-TR tells us that there is a criterion that must be met in order to diagnose a person with PTSD. There are people from all walks of life that struggle with this disorder but there is hope in treatment.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the re-experiencing of an extremely traumatic event accompanied by symptoms of increased arousal and by avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma . Cowley says that PTSD is as old as war but it did not become an official diagnosis until the 1980’s. PTSD’s causes are still murky and …show more content…
Second the individual tenaciously relives that trauma, third the individual does whatever they can to avoid stimuli related to the trauma, forth the individual has symptoms of hyper arousal of their nervous system that they did not have prior to the trauma and fifth the individual will have noticeable impairment in social, occupational or other vital areas of their lives .Symptoms of PTSD can manifest itself in various forms such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, irritability or outbursts of anger difficulty concentrating, hypervigilance and exaggerated startle response. Clients will often seem depressed or withdrawn from social interactions around them. They will tend to isolate themselves from situations that would require them to interact socially. Unfortunately some don’t seek treatment for PTSD until they are forced to by the court system or family members that can no longer deal with outbursts of anger or violence. Many combat veterans suffer from PTSD and some never seek treatment because of the stigma attached to psychiatric care. Sometime they use substances to alleviate their symptoms. Working in a transitional housing facility for veterans has afforded me the ability to talk to veterans that served in World War II, the Gulf War, and the War on Afghanistan that suffered from …show more content…
I began to drink beer when I was seventeen because the visions and nightmare of my trauma would cause me to feel as though I was living in the time that the trauma took place. Drinking beer would dull the hyper response of my nervous system; however, it did not minimize the amount of times that I would relive the events. After years of drinking I was introduced to cocaine and it seemed to numb my feelings about the trauma. I eventually started smoking cocaine in the rock form (crack) and that stopped the trauma reliving altogether but brought on a new set of problems that I could not live with. I was forced to seek treatment because I was homeless and hopeless. It wasn’t until I was doing the intake for treatment that I realized that I was bothered by a past trauma. I was treated with cognitive and group therapy and medication. This combination helped me but treatment for PTSD will vary from person to