Causes of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a distressing event. It is the type of incident during which you may feel danger or fear. Or, you may even feel extreme stress from the inability to control what is happening. The following are some examples of incidences that could cause PTSD:
- Witnessing a severe accident or injury
- Receiving a life-threatening medical diagnosis
- Death or serious illness of a loved one
- Exposure to combat or terrorist attack
- Exposure to a natural disaster
- Exposure to a manmade disaster (plane crash, car crash, bombing)
- Experiencing sexual or emotional abuse
- Experiencing neglect as a child
- Experiencing violence in the home
- Being the victim of a terrifying ordeal (kidnapping, torture, rape, robbery, assault, etc.)
- Devastating life events, such as divorce, unemployment, and bankruptcy
Following the particular event, you may still feel scared. Or, you may have other feelings like confusion or anger. When these feelings don't go away or continue to get worse, you may have PTSD, which can disrupt your quality of life or interfere with your ability to function.
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