Resources for Individuals with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health-related disorder where individuals experience a variety of symptoms due to direct or indirect exposure to a traumatic event. The National Center for PTSD has found that about 8 percent of the population experiences PTSD during their lifetime.
The general public has been normalized to associate PTSD with veterans or service members who have experienced combat. Though this is a population susceptible to PTSD given their exposure to many life-threatening events, it is a condition that can affect anyone. Even children are susceptible to developing PTSD, due to any number of traumatic events they may encounter in their lives. A traumatic event that someone could directly or indirectly experience could include vehicle accidents, racism, discrimination, natural disasters, childhood abuse, terrorist acts, sexual violence, to name a few.
Some common symptoms of PTSD include nightmares, intrusive thoughts, irritability, aggressive behaviors, or avoidance of triggers. A trigger is an internal or external cue that is a trauma reminder for the individual diagnosed with PTSD. Internal cues include emotions or body sensations, whereas external cues include people, places, objects, or sounds. When a trigger is present with someone experiencing PTSD, it can remind them of the traumatic event, often inciting the same responses and even fully reliving the trauma, as a direct resolve of exposure to the trigger.
Due to these unique symptoms, additional support for those with PTSD is needed to create coping skills and an understanding of how trauma reminders can be addressed. The month of June is annually observed as National PTSD Awareness Month. As part of increasing awareness and support, below are resources that may be helpful to those who have PTSD.
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