Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that arises after experiencing, witnessing, or learning about a traumatic event. It may also be something you’ve blocked out from your past. The severity of the trauma can lead to symptoms that disrupt a person’s ability to live a healthy and functional life. PTSD can result from a wide range of traumatic experiences beyond those involving direct threats to life or physical safety. Events such as fires, natural disasters, muggings, robberies, plane crashes, torture, kidnapping, receiving a life-threatening medical diagnosis, or surviving a terrorist attack can all potentially trigger PTSD.
Without treatment, individuals with PTSD may turn to unhealthy or dangerous behaviors to cope with their distress. Or experience depression, anxiety, nightmares, or suicidal thoughts.
Talk to us about your symptoms and we will be able to diagnose and begin a process to assist you in coping with the symptoms. Schedule your appointment today.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can disrupt your whole life — your job, your relationships, your health and your enjoyment of everyday activities.
Symptoms of PTSD can vary depending on the type of trauma experienced. Common signs include anxiety, flashbacks, thoughts that are difficult to control and inability to sleep due to nightmares.
Enlightened Recovery creates a safe and supportive environment, to enable patients to openly discuss their experiences and understand the impact on their lives. Living with past trauma or PTSD can be challenging, often leading individuals to use drugs or alcohol to suppress negative emotions. The first step to healing is addressing those emotions and develop healthy coping mechanisms.
If you live in the Santa Cruz, CA area and are seeking trauma therapy, PTSD treatment options can range from holistic to mindfulness to cognitive behavioral therapy and more.
