Post Traumatic Stress Disorder / Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
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Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. Common stress reactions include tension, irritability, inability to concentrate, and a variety of physical symptoms that include headache and a fast heartbeat. It's almost impossible to live without some stress. And most of us wouldn't want to, because it gives life some spice and excitement. But if stress gets out of control, it may harm your health, your relationships, and your enjoyment of life.
Managing stress involves learning about:
What Are The Signs Of StressStress can cause both mental and physical symptoms. The effects of stress are different for different people. The mental symptoms of stress include:
The physical symptoms of stress include:
To be able to learn to manage your every day and extra stress you have to learn what your triggers are, what causes you stress, and have to find what your unique personal characteristics are. Once you have the basic knowledge you will know what you need to do to manage your stress.
Managing StressStress Management involves responding to major life events and everyday hassles by relaxing as well as tensing up. Relaxation actually is a part of the normal stress response. When faced with life's challenges, people not only tense up to react rapidly and forcefully, but they also become calm in order to think clearly and act with control. Techniques for managing stress include:
Physical benefits of managing stress include:
Emotional benefits of managing stress include:
Steps in Managing Traumatic Stress Step One is recognizing the signs of posttraumatic stress. Trauma is so shocking that it causes memories that are impossible to forget or sometimes impossible to recall. Trauma memories often repeatedly come back when you are not trying to think about them. Memories arise as unpleasant thoughts or nightmares. Sometimes you may feel as if you cannot stop reliving the event. The shock of trauma also may create blank spaces in your memory because it is too much for the mind to handle, and so the mind takes a time out. Traumatic stress reactions are normal responses to abnormal events. Most people experience posttraumatic stress reactions for days or even weeks after a trauma. Usually these reactions become less severe over time, but they may persist and become a problem. Step Two is recognizing the ways of coping with traumatic stress that are natural but don't work, because they actually prolong and worsen the normal posttraumatic stress reactions. The ways of coping that do not work include:
Trying to avoid bad memories, trying to shut out feelings or people, or trying to stay always alert may seem reasonable. However, they don't work because trauma controls your life if you run from it. Step Three is to get help from people who are coping with traumatic stress reactions or PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) and their families. Trauma memories cannot be erased, but the stress they cause can become very manageable. |
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