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PTSD, or posttraumatic stress disorder, is a condition
that many people have after they've been
in a life-threatening situation or where they feel
that their physical boundaries have been violated.
They often feel that that event keeps coming back
even when they don't want it to,
that it comes back during the daytime
or at nighttime in dreams.
It can come up when they're reminded of the event
out in the world, certain reminders can bring back
both emotional upset and also physical reactions
like sweaty palms or a fast-beating heart.
People can also notice that they're struggling
to manage anger, that they're having trouble sleeping,
or that in some way, they have to feel on guard all the time.
What then further makes the problems worse
is by trying to push them away or trying to avoid them.
What can often happen is, over time,
the person may start to feel emotionally numb,
that they're not able to feel the same kind of joy,
or happiness, or sense of humor that they used to feel,
may not enjoy activities the way they
used to enjoy activities.
And so we actually find that for most people,
coming in for treatment that helps them to be able
to look at the problems in a manageable way
will help with all of it.