I have just been diagnosed with post trauma stress disorder can you tell me what this is?

Answer 1

A. The person has been exposed to a traumatic event in which both of the following were present:
(1) the person experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others.
(2) the person's response involved intense fear, helplessness, or horror.
Note: In children, this may be expressed instead by disorganized or agitated behavior.

B. The traumatic even is persistently re-experienced in one (or more) of the following ways:
(1) recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event, including images, thoughts, and/or perceptions.
Note: In young children, repetitive play may occur in which these or other aspects of the trauma are expressed.
(2) recurrent distressing dreams of the event.
Note: In young children, there may be frightening dreams without recognizable content.
(3) acting or feeling as if the traumatic event were recurring (includes a sense of reliving the experience, illusions, hallucinations, and/or dissociative flashback episodes, including those that occur on awakening or when intoxicated).
Note: In young children, trauma-specific re-enactment may occur.
(4) intense psychological distress at exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event.
(5) physiological reactivity on exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event.

C. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general responsiveness (not present before the trauma), as indicated by at least three of the following:
(1) efforts to avoid thoughts, feelings, and/or conversations associated with the trauma
(2) efforts to avoid activities, places, and/or people that arouse recollections of the trauma.
(3) inability to recall an important aspect of the trauma
(4) markedly diminished interest or participation in significant activities
(5) feeling of detachment or estrangement from others
(6) restricted range of affect (e.g., inability to have loving feelings)
(7) sense of a foreshortened future ( e.g., does not expect to have a career, marriage, children, or a normal life span)

D. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal (not present before the trauma), as indicated by at least two of the following:
(1) difficulty falling or staying asleep
(2) irritability or outbursts of anger
(3) difficulty concentrating
(4) hypervigilance
(5) exaggerated startle response

E) Duration of the disturbance (symptoms in Criteria B, C, and D) is more than one (1) month
F) The disturbance causes clinically significant distress and/or impairment in social, occupational, and/or other important areas of functioning.

Acute Duration of symptoms is less than (3) months
Chronic Duration of symptoms is more than (3) months
Delayed Onset if symptoms are at least (6) months after the incident

Answer 2

Amanda firstly I have to say that whoever has made the diagnosis ought to be bound by their code of ethics, as well as common sense, to also provide you with information about what this means - so I would suggest approaching them for this info. as a start, if this is possible.

But in the meantime, essentially 'PTSD' is a label used to describe someone who is having a certain group of problems - see the post below from DSM-IV for the list - which are a direct result of having an experience which they perceived as traumatic. The most common issues are avoidance of reminders of the incident, unwanted intrusive thoughts about it, and feeling anxious or overly alert a lot of the time, though people often go on to have other problems like feeling depressed or drinking/drug use as a result. The good news is that all of these things can be helped. Some people find medication useful, but in order to make a real improvement, some form of 'talking treatment' is usually needed. The two currently recommended in the NHS are 'CBT' and 'EMDR', of which CBT, or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, is by far the most common and well researched.

For more info. maybe start with NICE - National Institute for Clinical Excellence and look at their guidelines re. PTSD

Answer 3

There are many different scales on post traumatic stress disorder. Some people have it very bad due to the war and experiences which affected their lives greatly.
People who have had a shock/illness/breakup/bad time which was a one off thing, can hide that it has affected them - and then a while later it can effect them and their mental state.
It is something which people can help you with, so dont do it alone.
Hope you're ok,
xxxx

Answer 4

it is post traumatic that means you had a traumatic event in your life and you are stressed from it. you could be having nightmares, nightsweats, seeing things, etc. the best way to deal with it is talk to someone about it (the event) and what is going on in your head now because of the traumatic event. and dont get to worried or scared you have this, a lot, i mean a lot of people of PTSD especially veterans or people who have been sexually abused. even people who get into car wrecks, or get robbed or seen a murder can have this. its just a matter of learning how to deal with it and learning to live your life with it. sometimes if the event was really traumatic like a small car wreck, you can get over it, but if it was like rape or war, it might never go away. if you want to know more, do a search on it. hope this helps you out!!

Answer 5

Did i'm getting this correct - what motives post traumatic stress Syndrome? that is stated as trauma. i have exceeded by fairly some post-traumatic stress, yet i imagine i have dealt with it properly adequate. i can deal with my existence. that is no longer finished restore yet, yet i'm on my way. as well drugs, communicate therapy enables. I continually felt a want to refer to human beings about it, and found out highly quick that folk do not opt for you to communicate about it. they imagine that in case you ignore about it, like they have, you'd be merely advantageous, like they are. It would not merely bypass away. you would possibly want to face it. It befell, "it" being inspite of brought concerning the trauma. the ingredient that helped my mind the most (sarcastically, my trauma replaced right into a traumatic mind damage) replaced into actual interest, actual therapy observed by operating with a coach in a gymnasium. Retraining my mind to operate and administration the body replaced into the first step in attending to entice close to administration my seizures and risky emotions. it truly is a lengthy difficult highway, yet existence is tremendous in case you keep at it. With restore, the purely thanks to bypass is up. sturdy luck to you.

Answer 6

Its when you when through some traumatic situation and because of that you have different symptoms like you cant sleep, panic attacks etc. It the disorder that people get when they come from the war.

Answer 7

you have experience a traumatic event and need to come to terms with it. coming to terms with the traumatic event that you have experienced will help you to accept it and move forward in life. one philosophy is that "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger". since you don't mention the exact event, it's difficult to point you in the right direction. if possible, make an appointment with a counsellor. if you feel embarrassed doing this, simply don't tell anyone that you're seeking professional help. good luck.

Answer 8

it is a disorder of the brain have you suffered a traumatic experience in the past, well this is your brains way of trying to deal with it, or not, you should now be able to get some counselling to help with the traumatic event of the past, i will be thinking of you good luck for the future xxx

Answer 9

It can come out as anxiety or depression after you have been involved in--or witnessed--a traumatic event (i.e, 911, rape, fire, seeing someone murdered, flood, etc.).

It is treatable with medication and/or therapy, and you can learn more about it at:

http://www.about.com

When you get to that page, type "PTSD" in their search box in the upper right hand corner. You can learn causes, treatments, symptoms, etc. You can read onsite, or even have a weekly newsletter delivered to your email.

Be better :)

Answer 10

ive got post traumatic stress ive been seeing my therapist for a year now
i have flash backs from my past that really upset me and makes me feel that im back in that situation