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I think of PTSD as a series of reactions
that people have to profoundly threatening events.
So when a person is in an imminent threat
situation, their body and their mind are
going to be scanning for danger,
very alert, very on guard.
PTSD becomes a problem when a person
is no longer in an imminent danger situation,
but their body and their mind
are giving them false alarms,
and they still are perceiving the world
as though there's imminent threat.
Living with PTSD can really make a person's
world feel smaller and smaller.
They find themselves sort of limiting
activities that they do.
They may have trouble getting along
with people. They may no longer
feel close to their friends and family,
and they may just constantly feel sort of on guard.
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