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What is PTSD?

Unknown userMember28 Oct 2020, 11:15 am AEDT

What is PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder.

Some people develop PTSD after experiencing a traumatic event such as the impact of the Australian Bushfires. People affected may feel anxious and highly vigilant, and have intrusive thoughts and memories of the trauma.

With treatment, people with PTSD can make a full recovery.

You can read more about PTSD here.

This thread is a safe space to discuss the impacts of PTSD on our lives.

Let’s start by sharing one strategy that has helped us in managing PTSD You can do so by pressing reply on this post

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YouAreNotAloneSenior Contributor29 Oct 2020, 4:36 pm AEDT

Re: What is PTSD?

Such an important conversation to have, @Former-Member.

I have PTSD responses quite frequently (e.g. when I hear sirens, see sirens, see smoke, see fog or even clouds, see a fire truck, smell smoke, even seeing the colours red and blue).

Something that helps me a lot is actually something I heard while watching Jessica Jones: name the streets you've lived on in anti-chronological order. I find it really useful because you do have to really stop and think about it. That moment really disrupts the anxiety, and by the time I've finished rattling off the 12 or so streets, I feel a lot calmer.

And breathing. Deep breaths in. Deep breaths out. As well as mindfulness, and listing the things I can see, hear, smell, touch, etc around me.