Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

What is PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that begins after a traumatic event. That event may involve a real or perceived threat of injury or death.
People with PTSD have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience that last long after the traumatic event has ended. They may relive the event through flashbacks or nightmares; they may feel sadness, fear or anger; and they may feel detached or estranged from other people. People with PTSD may avoid situations or people that remind them of the traumatic event, and they may have strong negative reactions to something as ordinary as a loud noise or an accidental touch.

This can include:
  • a natural disaster like an earthquake or tornado
  • military combat
  • physical or sexual assault or abuse
  • an accident
What are the general symptoms?

Symptoms of PTSD fall into four groups:
1.Intrusion:



2.Avoidance: Avoidance, as the name implies, means avoiding people, places, or situations that remind you of the traumatic event.

3.Arousal and reactivity:

4.Cognition and mood:

In addition, people with PTSD may experience depression and panic attacks..

What causes bipolar disorders?
PTSD starts in people who’ve been through or witnessed a traumatic event like a natural disaster, military combat, or assault. Most people who experience one of these events have no problems afterward, but a small percentage develop PTSD.
Trauma may cause actual changes to the brain.
How is PTSD treated?
Most probably the treatment includes therapy, medication, or a combination of the two treatments.
Antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and sleep aids may help relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety.
NGO's willing to help.
Various Non Profit Organizations as well as NGO's providing counselling and resources for anxiety.
Some of these centres are: