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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury.
This can include but is not limitted to:
• images or ideas that are bothersome
• flashbacks that are vivid (feeling like the trauma is happening right now)
• Pain, sweating, nausea, or shaking are examples of bodily sensations.
This can include but is not limitted to:
• sleep disruption or sleep deprivation
• panicking when reminded of the trauma
• irritation or aggressiveness
• being frightened or easily scared
This can include but is not limitted to:
• feeling compelled to remain busy, avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma
• feeling emotionally numb or shut off from your emotions
• being unable to communicate affection
• doing activities that might be self-destructive or reckless