Introduction
Before reading the rest of this, please start by watching this short video on PTSD, "PTSD Signs and Symptoms" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPTFhaj7BhM
Post traumatic stress disorder is something that can change your life around in just a few short months, days, or even minutes. Having been a part of someone's life who had PTSD, this affects myself personally in regards to the way someone acts when PTSD has taken over their body. PTSD is also considered an anxiety and depression disorder, which means that their entire body can go numb, and they can't stop remembering. Victims of PTSD go from doing something they love in life, to losing interest completely. Included in this is having emotional outbursts just by a single sound, smell, or touch that reminds the individual of the incident that had caused the post traumatic stress in the first place. Every 1 out of 10 American's is affected by PTSD.
Task
Objectives:
Understand the causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The most common misconceptions about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
What it is like living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder every day
Process
What causes PTSD?
Below are links that provide information in regards to particular causes of PTSD. It is caused by facing a traumatic life event in which the brain is unable to process the happenings in a normal way. When PTSD comes into play due to a certain feeling, sound, or smell, the brain acts as a mind of it's own, causing the individual an excessive amount of pain and distress.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-dis…
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Post-traumatic-stress-disorder/Pages/Cause…
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/post-traumatic-stress-dis…
http://psychcentral.com/lib/what-causes-ptsd/
PTSD Misonceptions and Myths
Please read the links below for more information on common myths and misconceptions of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As you can see, the most common PTSD victims are among military personnel. This may hold true, but what outsiders need to comprehend is that it is not just military personnel that have PTSD. This can happen to anyone.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/03/07/10-common-misconceptions-about-…
http://www.ptsdalliance.org/common-myths/
http://psychcentral.com/lib/myths-and-facts-about-ptsd/
https://www.veteransunited.com/network/the-5-biggest-ptsd-misconception…
Living with PTSD
Below are links that can give viewers more insight into what it is like every day to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The final link is a video of a man being interviewed on 60 minutes, and before watching it, I could just tell what it was like to see how hard this man was struggling just to make it through an almost 3 minute interview. The other links provide more information and personal stories from the victims of PTSD and what they deal with every day.
http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/my-story-survi…
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/living-with-p-t-s-d-and-allow…
http://oc87recoverydiaries.com/mom-with-ptsd/?gclid=CMv84seWy8sCFVE0aQo…
Evaluation
What causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What are common misconceptions about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What is it like living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Conclusion
PTSD, which is also known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a term we like to associate with military veterans who have come home from war. Now we do know that this disease affects individuals far from military branches. This affects anyone at any age who has experienced a life traumatic event, and those affected by PTSD have trouble communicating to others that they need help, because they are afraid they will come off as weak or too emotional. PTSD affects every one in ten people in America, which leaves us to believe there are many who have yet to be diagnosed and receive help.