Removing Trauma from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Posted on , updated onThe condition of post-traumatic stress disorder has been known to exist at least since the times of ancient Greece. In the American wars, this condition received many names such as “soldier’s heart”, “shell shock”, “war neurosis” and many soldiers were labelled as having “combat fatigue” or “combat stress reaction.” It wasn’t until 1980´s that it became known as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. This condition is classified as a mental illness that originates through having lived a terrifying event or traumatic experiences that are prompting nightmares, episodes of anxiety, depression and panic attacks among others. These symptoms can appear the same day, months or even years after the traumatic event. Usually these are events that cause a very deep impact on the psyche of the person and these recur in the unconscious to be detonated by triggers that are directly or indirectly related to the trauma. PTSD is a natural response to overwhelming danger and the instinctive reaction is to protect… Read more »
