{"id":18680,"date":"2025-09-16T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=18680"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:34:29","slug":"recognizing-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-the-first-step-toward-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/recognizing-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-the-first-step-toward-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The First Step Toward Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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10 Ways to Recognize Post-traumatic\u00a0Stress<\/a>\u00a0Disorder<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a loss, it is normal to go through a natural grieving process. Sometimes, however, after a tragedy, feelings of loss surface several weeks or months after the tragedy occurred. This is called post-traumatic\u00a0Stress<\/a>\u00a0disorder (PTSD). Recognizing these symptoms in yourself or others is the first step toward recovery and finding appropriate treatment.<\/p>\n

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  1. Re-experiencing the event through vivid memories or flash backs.<\/li>\n
  2. Feeling \u201cemotionally numb.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. Feeling overwhelmed by what would normally be considered everyday situations and diminished interest in performing normal tasks or pursuing usual interests.<\/li>\n
  4. Crying uncontrollably.<\/li>\n
  5. Isolating oneself from family and friends and avoiding social situations.<\/li>\n
  6. Relying increasingly on alcohol or drugs to get through the day.<\/li>\n
  7. Feeling extremely moody,\u00a0Irritable<\/a>, angry, suspicious, or frightened.<\/li>\n
  8. Having difficulty falling or staying asleep, sleeping too much and experiencing nightmares.<\/li>\n
  9. Feeling guilty about surviving the event or being unable to solve the problem, change the event or prevent the disaster.<\/li>\n
  10. Feeling fears and sense of doom about the future.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For help dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one, see:\u00a0Unique concerns when grieving for a sudden loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    RESOURCES:<\/em><\/p>\n

    American Counseling Association http:\/\/www.counseling.org<\/em><\/p>\n

    National Institute of Mental Health http:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov<\/em><\/p>\n

    National Mental Health Association http:\/\/www.nmha.org<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    10 Ways to Recognize Post-traumatic\u00a0Stress\u00a0Disorder After a loss, it is normal to go through a natural grieving process. Sometimes, however, after a tragedy, feelings of loss surface several weeks or months after the tragedy occurred. This is called post-traumatic\u00a0Stress\u00a0disorder (PTSD). Recognizing these symptoms in yourself or others is the first step toward recovery and finding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mind-and-spirit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}