Post-traumatic stress disorder, or “PTSD,” is an illness that can happen after individuals see or experience a trauma. Equally important, trauma is defined as a prevailing incident that involves solemn death or injury, or the chance of solemn death or injury. Certainly, trauma can include medical events, such as a heart attack, surgery, or treatment in a hospital’s intensive care unit (“ICU”) or it can include traumatic events that one witnessed or experienced in one’s lifetime. Unfortunately, PTSD can cause anxiety, depression, nightmares, distressing memories and other symptoms.
Not everybody who experiences or survives through a trauma will get PTSD. In general, clinicians do not know why some people get PTSD while other individuals do not.
PTSD can happen at any age and Thriveworks PTSD Counseling Woodstock can help you with your PTSD today.
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of PTSD?
The symptoms of PTSD include:
- Having intense feelings, such as worry, anger, or fear. Also, individuals may startle or frighten effortlessly. Correspondingly, many individuals have trouble sleeping.
- Feeling “numb” and evading from various places or people. Uniquely, individuals with PTSD try avoiding people and places that remind them of the trauma and they try to minimize even thinking about it. Individuals with PTSD may not like activities they used to enjoy or feel connected to the world around them.
- Recreating the trauma through thoughts and feelings – This is where individuals can have upsetting memories, nightmares, or even flashbacks. Flashbacks are when people “see” or feel the trauma over and over again.
These symptoms can begin immediately after the trauma and if they last longer than 3 days, then they might be symptoms of an interrelated condition called acute stress disorder (ASD). If they last longer than a month, they could be symptoms of PTSD.
Sometimes symptoms of PTSD may start several years later. The symptoms of PTSD repeatedly affect a person’s daily life, job, and relationships. Symptoms of PTSD may come and go. They might return when individuals are under stress or hear or see something that reminds them of the trauma. If you are experiencing any of the aforementioned symptoms of PTSD, don’t take it lightly and call Thriveworks PTSD Counseling of Woodstock. By all means, we can help you take back your life!
How Can PTSD Be Treated?
PTSD is treated with a type of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy, or “CBT.” In particular, CBT involves meeting with a Thriveworks Woodstock PTSD Therapist/Counselor face to face in order to talk about your thoughts and feelings. Your therapist will do certain activities with you that can reduce your symptoms. Different types of therapists can do CBT, including psychologists, licensed professional counselors, and social workers. You can work one-on-one with a Thriveworks PTSD Therapist/Counselor in Woodstock to have CBT. Similarly, you can also have CBT as part of group therapy here in Woodstock, GA.
Get PTSD Help TODAY
If you are having trouble coping because of your PTSD symptoms, you should see a Thriveworks Therapist or Counselor in Woodstock who is trained in CBT to start therapy as soon as possible. In fact, our office is conveniently located and discrete. Thriveworks PTSD Therapists in Woodstock, GA offer daytime, evening, and weekend appointments to accommodate you with your busy schedule. Seeing a Thriveworks PTSD Woodstock Counselor means that there is never a waiting list and that you’ll be able to get an appointment in 24-48 hours. Unexpectedly, getting PTSD help may be more affordable than you thought as we accept most major insurance plans. Indeed, our PTSD counselors have undergone rigorous training and they are well-qualified with helping people lessen, and sometimes diminish, the presence of PTSD in their lives.
PTSD has demanded too much of your life and you can regain your life today. Be the soul, supporter, and person you want to be. Take that initial step towards curing your PTSD by scheduling an appointment with a Thriveworks PTSD Counselor now.
Resources UpToDate. (2019). Patient education: Post-traumatic stress disorder (The Basics). UpToDate. Retrieved from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-the-basics
