Bab 74: 74. Complicated Trauma From The Past

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that appears after a person experiences or witnesses an unpleasant event.

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that makes sufferers remember traumatic events. However, not everyone who remembers a traumatic event develops PTSD. There are specific criteria used to determine whether a person has PTSD

PTSD Symptoms

Symptoms of PTSD appear after a person has experienced a traumatic event. The time of appearance can be several months or years after the traumatic event. The severity and duration of symptoms also varies from patient to patient.

1. Memories of a traumatic event

People with PTSD often remember the events that traumatized them. In fact, sufferers feel as if repeating the incident. Memories of the traumatic event are also often present in nightmares, so the sufferer is emotionally depressed.

2. Negative thoughts and feelings