Post-traumatic stress: Loss of a loved one, physical or moral abuse, kidnapping, constant threats, illness, war are events that we can face. If some manage to get past this phase quickly and move on, others have more difficulty. But what is it?
Post-traumatic stress What is it?
Post-traumatic stress disorder means the persistent psychological disorder or sequelae in a person who has been the victim of a traumatic event. It is a state of severe anxiety in which a person finds himself trapped after having been the victim of a tragic event.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a state or feeling of intense insecurity occurs after being confronted with death. Aside from death, events like violence, rape, hostage-taking can be the cause of this disorder. In any case, post-traumatic stress has a serious psychological impact on a person requiring treatment for recovery.
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The 10 symptoms of a victim of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Are you afraid that you are one of the victims of post-traumatic stress disorder, but you are not sure?
Do not panic, here are 10 symptoms of chronic post traumatic stress syndrome.
1. Feeling of intense anxiety
This feeling can perfectly be seen from the outside. This anxiety can manifest itself in frequent tremors, sweaty palms, cold sweats, etc. These people are never reassured and can even become paranoid because they distrust everything.
2. Depression
These people no longer find interest in what is said to them or in what they liked before. They even show a feeling of immense sadness and it is rare to see them laughing or smiling frequently. Stress can even come from lack of self-confidence and depression.
3. Sleep Disorder
Victims of post-traumatic stress disorder have difficulty falling asleep. This sleep disorder may be due to fears of having nightmares and therefore of reliving a tragic event.
4. Eating Disorders
A person may refuse to eat after being traumatized. This loss of appetite may be due to nauseous sensations or vomiting caused by painful memories. Conversely, the victim may eat constantly to compensate for a feeling of unease following a traumatic situation.
5. Aggression
To protect themselves from any danger, victims of post-traumatic stress disorder can be aggressive. Whether verbally or physically, they will show aggression to anyone who wants to approach them and whom they consider to be their enemy.
6. Isolation
Isolation disorder makes a person want to cut ties with those around them. Thus, she will avoid any situation that could put her in contact with other people. Even though these people are surrounded, they may feel lonely and isolated as if no one can understand them.
7. Disconnection with reality
If physically these people are present, mentally, she is far away. Often, people with these disorders do not hear what they are told. They are locked in their own memories, however joyful or difficult they may be.
8. Avoidance of a specific situation
Avoiding a situation, a person or a specific object are ways like any other to protect yourself. For them, it means they don’t have to remember what happened to them. No contact, no injury.
9. Addiction to harmful products
Victims of a stressful situation may turn to harmful products to forget about these problems even for a short time. Over time, these harmful products like alcohol and drugs can become a real addiction. This even for people who have never consumed these products before.
10. Thoughts of suicide
To commit suicide to punish oneself, to no longer feel the pain, to no longer feel the pity of others. These are common thoughts a victim may have as a result of their predicament. They can even hurt those around them if they consider them to be the source of their problem. THE narcissist pushes to suicide if we don’t trust him enough.
How does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder present in the victim of a narcissist?
Post-traumatic stress can affect all categories of people, regardless of their age. So, chronic, complex post-traumatic stress or that of childhood are all examples. However, its manifestation may differ depending on the events experienced by the person. This is also the case for a person victim of narcissist.
Repetitive nightmares and memories
Even after getting rid of the narcissist, the victim may continue to feel his presence. This can happen through relentless nightmares causing the victim to relive their former life. Flashbacks of his life with the narcissist can also crop up at any time.
Hypermistrust
The victim of a narcissist can lose self-confidence, but also to others. He or she will have difficulty opening up to others and will be constantly suspicious to the point of isolating themselves completely. These people are subject to intense stress with every social interaction due to their mistrust.
self-esteem
As narcissists tend to devalue their victim, they will be victims of under-esteem. This low self-confidence causes the victim to feel a severe and continuous psychological injury.
In victims of narcissistic abuse, these symptoms are often accompanied by thought loops. The case file rumination after a toxic relationship helps to calm them down.
How is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosed?
The biggest mistake to avoid when dealing with PTSD is negligence. We often tend to judge people from the outside. People with these disorders may never talk about their situation. These victims can claim to be in good health (physical and mental) so that they do not have to relive their situation.
Factors must be taken into account before estimating the state of a victim of post-traumatic stress.
- The way of life before and after the tragic event.
- their physical and psychological health.
- Its interaction with the outside world.
- His gestures and facial expressions.
- The repetitive actions and disturbances suffered by the victim.
How to get out?
Living with untreated post-traumatic stress disorder is very serious, so how can you calm it down? A test to detect post-stress traumatic chronic can be carried out and a natural treatment can be effective over time.
1. Do a “cognitive restructuring”
It consists of reviewing your way of thinking and questioning it. This can help you approach the situation you have experienced in a different way. To do this, you need to seek the help of a specialist or an external person. You can search how to do a past life regression.
2. Talk
Closing in and keeping everything to yourself is never a good idea. On the contrary, you have to exteriorize your fears in order to free yourself. The help of a psychologist can be useful if ever talking to those around you does not suit you.
3. Take therapies
Going through therapies can help you overcome your PTSD quickly. These therapies can be done live or remotely according to your choice. The therapies allow you to know and bring out the thoughts and images at the origin of your troubles.
Bibliographic reference on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Here is a list of seven references on post-traumatic stress disorder:
- INSERM – Science for health. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- HAS – High Authority of Health. Assessment and management of psychotraumatic syndromes.
- DUMAS – University of Bordeaux. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder: characteristics and management.
- INSERM Press Room. Post-traumatic stress: New avenues for understanding resilience to trauma.
- Public Health France. Post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological interventions.
- Vidal.fr. Post-traumatic stress disorder: diagnosis and treatment.
- The Practitioner’s Review. What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
These references provide a solid basis for exploring the different aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder in a scientific and clinical framework.
Conclusion
Post-traumatic stress is a serious disorder that deeply affects the lives of people who have experienced a traumatic event. It manifests itself in various forms, such as anxiety, depression, or isolation, and can affect anyone, regardless of age or situation. However, it is important to emphasize that there are solutions to overcome it. Therapies, cognitive restructuring, and listening to a specialist allow victims to regain a certain stability and rebuild their lives, even after difficult ordeals.
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