What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death. PTSD can occur at any age. It can follow a natural disaster such as a flood or fire, or events such as assault, domestic abuse, prison stay, rape, terrorism, or war to name a few. There are three main symptoms of PTSD; Re-living the event, which can disrupt day to day activities, avoidance and arousal. A person can have guilt often called survivor guilt. You may also have some of the following symptoms which are typical of anxiety, stress, and tension: Agitation or excitability, dizziness, fainting, feeling your heart beating in your chest or headaches.
The article below is just one of many that have been posted lately about PTSD. It shows us all just how important our healthcare system is.
As we are all aware healthcare is important to all of us. It takes the support of all of to keep our healthcare system strong. We cannot continue to take the cuts that are occurring.
