Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can cause just as much grief and stress as the horrifying event that originated it. It attacks the mind and changes you into a shell of your former self. It can even affect your body; PTSD puts you into a state of high alert and panic. Sometimes it can have the opposite effect by making you shut off your emotions and reactions. In either case, PTSD is harmful to your well-being. In the following video from PBS, Dr. Rothbaum explains PTSD and what it does to you.
THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE | PTSD | Treatment | PBS
www.pbs.org PTSD, or posttraumatic stress disorder, can affect anyone who has experienced terrible trauma. From THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE (PBS, Jan. 4-6, 2010), Dr. Barbara Rothbaum talks about symptoms, treatment, and hope for recovery from PTSD. Dr. Roth…
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