10 major reasons of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) How to prevent it?

Introduction

Recent studies on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) shown by one of the research article of "healthworld" claimed that the long-term anxiety problems may cause the imbalancing of the neurochemical system of brain. One another article from "The conversation" stated that the PTSD patients who were already on 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphitamine (MDMA) and psilocybin (present in magic mushroom) were not responding to other line of action for therapy until their effect lasts.

PTSD is a type of mental health condition that developed after the sufferance of a person with some traumatic event. Now a days, it is becoming one of the serious condition that affects millions of people worldwide. In this article, we are going to explore various causes of PTSD and will provide valuable prevention strategies.

• Why a person suffers from PTSD?

PTSD is a kind of mental health which is characterized by intense emotional and psychological distress results from some traumatic events. It may occur to any age of individual, affects their daily routine and overall well-being. It is usually triggered by a traumatic event that either involve actual threat to life or to physical integrity.

Usual symptoms of PTSD may involve intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and emotional numbness. In continuation to this we are going to present the different reasons of PTSD and its prevention.

• Reasons of PTSD

1. Emotional abuse

It involves prolong psychological manipulation may lead to significant level of PTSD

2. Sudden loss of something

In certain individual sudden loss of a loved one may be responsible for developing PTSD.

3. Terrorist attacks

Sometimes direct witnessing terrorist attack may develop PTSD.

4. Medical trauma

Some traumatic medical surgeries or life-saving interventions may develop PTSD due to distressing nature of these experiences.

5. Witness of some violence

People who came across events related to violence are also susceptible to this disease.

6. Childhood trauma

A child who experience neglect, physical or mental abuse during their early age are also have tendency to develop this disease.

7. Accidents or some near death experience

Development of PTSD due to profound impact these events have on their mental and emotional well-being.

8. Natural disaster

Such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or floods can result in PTSD.

9. Physical or sexual assaults

Survivors of physical or sexual assault may develop PTSD due to severe trauma experienced during that event.

10. Some war experience

It is one of the traumatic experience if anyone had a chance to witness this.

• Prevention strategies

To create safe environment

By support policies implementation for safety, equality and respect within communities may prevent traumatic events.

To encourage open communication

To create an environment where an individual feel comfortable by discussing their emotions and experiences, that may help in reducing these kind of traumatic events.

To reduce exposure to traumatic events

We must create safe environments by implementing safety measures, reducing exposures to potential triggers. To provide resources for managing anxiety and stress.

To practice self-care and stress management

Educate individuals on the importance of self-care, stress management and to maintain healthy work-life balance may help in prevention of PTSD.

To develop healthy cope-up mechanisms

Exercise, mindfulness, journaling, and engaging in hobbies or creative outlets.

To seek professional help

Individuals suffering from PTSD must be encouraged to seek professional help from mental health practitioners who specialize in neurological disorders.

To make aware about psychology

Government and different private organizations must be involved in organizing educational campaigns to reduce the tendency of stigma and to promote early intervention.

To establish strong support system

Foster social connections and to establish a supportive network for these patients, which will help in buffering for triggering these traumatic events for early recovery.

To diagnose at early stage

Immediate interventions may help the PTSD patients to prevent long-term effects.

• Conclusion

PTSD is a complex mental health condition due to intensive traumatic events. By understanding the causes of PTSD and implementing the effective prevention strategies, we can work towards its relapse and by providing the enough support to those who got affected.