How post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is treated

PTSD can be successfully treated, even when it develops many years after a traumatic event. Any treatment depends on the severity of symptoms and how soon they occur after the traumatic event. Any of the following treatment options may be recommended: watchful waiting – monitoring your symptoms to see whether they improve or get worse without treatment psychological therapies – such… Read More How post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is treated

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Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

People who repeatedly experience traumatic situations, such as severe neglect, abuse or violence, may be diagnosed with complex PTSD. Complex PTSD can cause similar symptoms to PTSD and may not develop until years after the event. It’s often more severe if the trauma was experienced early in life, as this can affect a child’s development.

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Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Someone with PTSD often relives the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt. They may also have problems sleeping, such as insomnia, and find concentrating difficult. These symptoms are often severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the person’s day-to-day life.

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If the heart wanders

If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently… And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed. – St. Francis de Sales –

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Without the dark, we cannot see the light.

Without the dark, we cannot see the light.Without the silence, we cannot hear the music.Without the possibility of its absence, we cannot feel the love.– Lauren Fins –

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Happiness

Happiness is not found through changing our external world,but through changing our internal landscape.– Shauna Shapiro –

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Clearly, there is wisdom in cultivating acceptance.

If we keep our attention focused on the present, we can be sure of one thing, namely that whatever we are attending to in this moment will change, giving us the opportunity to practice accepting whatever it is that will emerge in the next moment. Clearly, there is wisdom in cultivating acceptance. – Jon Kabat-Zinn… Read More Clearly, there is wisdom in cultivating acceptance.

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Would you like to learn how to change?

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You Are Enough

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Coaching and Therapy

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How post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is treated

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

If the heart wanders

Without the dark, we cannot see the light.

Happiness

Clearly, there is wisdom in cultivating acceptance.

Would you like to learn how to change?

You Are Enough

Coaching and Therapy