PTSD patients with mental illness after torture How will it heal the mind?
Crime news Including news of various disasters In addition to damage to the facility And the body of the victim already The mind is another part that we cannot see. But the damage was so severe that the patient had problems in life, even if the incident had already passed.
This condition is known as PTSD.
What is PTSD?
PTSD, short for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a state of mental illness when faced with a serious traumatic event. Resulting in great stress Whether it is a shocking Saddened by the loss of yourself or others, suffering from self-harm and intimacy, such as seeing others die before their eyes, imprisoned, rape, robbery, murder, or being involved in an incident. Or serious accidents such as riots, wars, fires, earthquakes, floods, etc.
These memories are so damaging to the mind that they have trouble working, socializing and living differently.
Symptoms of PTSD
The symptoms of PTSD are broadly divided into two broad stages:
- The recitation period is the period in which the suffering occurs immediately after the event has ended. It is stress that occurs suddenly. But can cause neurological symptoms
- The second phase may be a phase that takes place after a while. The symptoms may occur for 1 month or may be as long as years, the symptoms that may occur are
- Seeing hallucinations from repetitive events
- There was an agitation, a vigilance, a panic that might have happened again. It causes an angry mood easily, agitation, restlessness, insomnia, trouble concentrating and stress.
- Avoid being exposed to stories similar to violent events such as crime news. Or various accidents from the media or talking about relevant stories from those around
- Began to feel negatively about yourself, blame yourself, for not seeing your worth. Not happy no matter what I do I don't want to do what I used to be happy. Until he began to not want to live anymore And could lead to suicide.
PTSD symptom risk groups
- Had been assaulted And the mind from others when I was young
- Have social problems No friends or family to be there Or help
- Always relying on others Can't help myself
- You already have psychological symptoms such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety.
- No experience Or have problems adapting to something new
- Women are more likely to develop PTSD than men.
Treatment of PTSD patients
First, myself And those around them have to keep an eye on the symptoms of those who have experienced such serious events closely. If you find yourself Or they have a problem that makes it difficult to live Or starting to adversely affect health , such as loss of appetite, weight loss, pale, not taking care of yourself as before You should consult a psychiatrist as soon as possible. To do a symptom assessment And undergo proper treatment It may be cured from both psychotherapy. Facing the fear that he can overcome Practice stress relief by yourself, take a group therapy session, and share your experiences with others. And may be given medication to relieve tension that arises.
