The “17 symptoms of PTSD” framework traces back to an older diagnostic model, but the underlying symptom clusters it describes are still useful for recognizing what post-traumatic stress actually looks like.
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a form of psychotherapy designed to help people process traumatic memories and emotional distress. For decades, it has been used to treat people struggling with traumatic experiences, negative emotions, and other mental health conditions. The EMDR treatment has gained recognition worldwide and is endorsed by the World Health Organization and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For those who are affected by present-day mental health issues, EMDR therapy helps individuals process and heal from traumatic and distressing memories. An EMDR session aims to reprocess memories to reduce their emotional impact. By using a
Sexual assault is much more than the stereotypical scenarios depicted in movies or on TV. Rape doesn’t always occur in a dark, cold alley; it can happen in bedrooms, at a party or in a deserted conference room in an office building. Rape isn’t about what the victim was wearing at the time or how they were behaving; sexual assault is always about power and control. And rape isn’t just committed by complete strangers; in many cases, the victim knows their attacker. Rape, or any sexual assault, is raw. It’s painful, menacing and heartbreaking. Your attacker took away your sense
All it takes is a sound or a whiff of a specific scent to trigger symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fire fighters, police officers, EMTs, nurses and other first responders are faced with horrors most of us are fortunate enough to never encounter in our entire lives. From witnessing the results of car accidents and school shootings to putting their own lives on the line, first responders deal with death and tragedy on a regular basis. And in many cases, all that trauma leads to PTSD. As a spouse, parent, child or sibling of a first responder, you can’t
For many firefighters, being exposed to trauma is part of the job description. In fact, in more and more fire departments, firefighters also act as paramedics who need to respond to medical emergencies. But just because it’s your job to respond to emergencies, doesn’t mean you aren’t personally affected by what you see and experience. While firefighters are some of the most resilient people around, being on the front lines and experiencing trauma after trauma can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After everything firefighters do to keep our communities safe, PTSD is not something we can overlook. Let’s review
PTDS is a post-traumatic stress disorder which is triggered by experiencing or witnessing a stressful, life-threatening, and terrifying situation.
