Category: Self-Help Publisher: Create Space
ISBN-10: 1482523442
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 52
Copyright: February
ISBN-13: 9781482523447
This book is meant to be a guide that, along with counseling and in some cases medication, enables a person to successfully function in the workplace with PTSD
This is a book created for those with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and is filled with tips and tricks for managing every day situations when going back to work. With plenty of room for notes and tons of helpful information, this book is an essential tool for those with PTSD or those helping friends or family members who suffer from PTSD.
The information in this book is generalized to help those who suffer from PTSD due to any cause. These are simple tricks that can be used daily in conjunction with therapy.
Excerpt
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
PTSD
Those who are likely to get PTSD are those who have survived or witnessed a dangerous or life-threatening situation
1. Re-experiencing Symptoms
· Flashbacks – reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms such as a racing heart or sweating
· Bad Dreams
· Frightening thoughts
Re-experiencing symptoms may cause problems in a person’s everyday routine. They can start from the person’s own thoughts and feelings. Words, objects or situations that are reminders of the event can also trigger re-experiencing symptoms.
2. Avoidance Symptoms
· Staying away from places, events, or objects that are reminders of the experience
· Feeling emotionally numb
· Feeling strong guilt, depression, or worry
· Losing interest in activities that were enjoyable in the past.
· Having trouble remembering the traumatic event.
Things that remind a person of the traumatic event can trigger avoidance symptoms. These symptoms may cause a person to change his or her personal routine. For example, after a bad car accident, a person who usually drives may avoid driving or riding in a car.
3. Hyper arousal Symptoms
· Being easily startled
· Feeling tense or “on-edge”
· Having difficulty sleeping, and/or having angry outbursts
· Person may become over-protective of themselves, or of others.
· Constant or intermittent fight or flight reflexes.
Hyper arousal symptoms are usually constant, instead of being triggered by the things that remind one of the traumatic events. They can make the person feel stressed and angry. These symptoms may make it hard to do daily tasks, such as sleeping, eating, or concentrating.
Stress is the name of the job for almost all first responders. Learn how to lower your stress, help other first resonders lower their stress, and how to deal with people at a scene who are stressed.
Through insightful and thought-provoking writing, the author encourages readers to embark on a journey of self-reflection, guiding them to access inner wisdom and cultivate a mindset conducive to a better understanding of our world.
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