Trauma and Mental Health
Trauma is a result of battering, witnesses a horrible attacks,
enduring an accident/incident, terrorist, and so on. Anytime a
person is subject to violence, it brings forth trauma, whether
it is in small doses or extreme doses. Posttraumatic Stress
Disorders (war shock) was only linked to combat, but recently
mental health experts are finding that more individuals are
subject to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Generally,
people that suffer Multiple Personality Disorder often have
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder underneath. It is often difficult
to detect this since people with Multiple Personality Disorder
alters or changes personalities.
Some of the personality types may not illustrate any symptoms
of mental illness, while others may illustrate extreme symptoms.
Most patients with Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) were
subject to extreme abuse as a child, which means these people
suffered severe trauma from the get-go. Now, the people that do
not have Multiple Personality would have to undergo traumatic
experiences, or witness traumatic attacks. It depends on the
mind but some people can witness an accident and it won't faze
them, while others can witness a similar accident and it could
lead them into PTSD symptoms.
This type of mind is often suffering with other problems, and
the problem has not been detected, while the person that was not
affected probably had excellent coping skills. Most likely, the
person affected survived traumas long before this accident took
place. Trauma affects us all differently and some more than
others.
When a person endures trauma it is essential to get help
immediately, since trauma often plays with the mind. A person
will often endure sleepless nights, nightmares, anxiety and
panic attacks and so forth. The issues bring forth more
complications since the nerves are tortured and the person might
resort to alcohol or drugs to relieve the symptoms. Flashbacks
are common with trauma patients, and flashbacks can be dangerous
since the person looses contact with the here and now.
Rather the patient will go back in time to the event or one of
the series of events that caused the trauma and they often stay
stuck there for a few minutes or longer. If someone is around
them and that person does not have understanding other
complications can occur. Patients with Posttraumatic Stress
Disorders (PTSD) are often treated with various medications,
including Trazadone. Trazadone is often great for relieving
stress, reducing night sweats, and nightmares, as well as other
symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Another great solution for
trauma patients is to take Natural Herbs, including Mental Alert
remedies, Multiple Vitamins, especially saturated with
B-Complex, and so on. The natural herbs are great, and if you
are seated on a healthy diet this too is helpful to reduce
posttraumatic stress symptoms.
The more you take care of you, the more your symptoms will run
the other way. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is nothing to play
around with, since the symptoms are 'combat.' In other words,
when you endure an attack, the person often feels like he or she
is on a battlefield and everyone around them is the enemy. The
symptoms leave no room for concentration, understanding, and
even affect the person's ability to hear what is said to him or
her. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder starts out with smaller
symptoms and gradually works up to deeper symptoms if not
treated. The sleepless nights alone leave the patient open for
triggers.
Triggers are sound, smell, voices, taste, and so forth. There
are many elements in society that can trigger an episode of
Posttraumatic Stress. It is also important to minimize your
entertainment habits. If possible, avoid movies that will
startle, fright, or trigger your symptoms. Movies that are
animated or comedies are great sources of entertainment that
will spare you a posttraumatic stress attack.
You want to remember that when the nervous system is affected
then so is the body and mind. In other words, the more attacks
you have from posttraumatic stress put your heart and body at
risk of physical illnesses. Finally, it is important to seek
help, take care of yourself, and avoid any element in society
that will trigger your symptoms, including people if necessary.
Isolation in one form is not as bad as suffering posttraumatic
stress symptoms.