Trauma affects all of us at some stage in life. The stress that follows from a traumatic event usually stays as ‘tension’ in the body that is not appreciable at a conscious level. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that describes typical symptoms of nightmares, flashbacks, irritability and avoidance following a traumatic event. Even if a person does not have symptoms of PTSD, a traumatic event can affect a person, sometimes permanently.
by Dr. Pradeep Chadha
Trauma affects all of us at some stage in life. The stress that follows from a traumatic event usually stays as ‘tension’ in the body that is not appreciable at a conscious level. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that describes typical symptoms of nightmares, flashbacks, irritability and avoidance following a traumatic event. Even if a person does not have symptoms of PTSD, a traumatic event can affect a person, sometimes permanently. Various researches put a figure of 1% to 8% of population suffering with PTSD. The treatment of PTSD in psychiatry is with antidepressant medications. But in psychotherapy it can be treated with imagery and desensitisation. In this article I am including a technique that I have used successfully over last 20 years to help people with PTSD and traumatic stress.
Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) has not only affected many New Zealanders recently with the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, PTSD affects many around the world on a daily basis, as many people struggle to come to terms with very stressful events in their lives. Here is a most useful article from Irish psychiatrist Dr. Pradeep Chadha which can help those who suffer from PTSD. The following 5 steps can be of enormous help to those who suffer after stressful events, regardless of how long ago these events occurred. Please forward this page to those who may benefit.
Dr Pradeep Chadha is an Irish psychiatrist who resides in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Chadha is also an accomplished psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, coach, author, as well as a speaker. Dr. Chadha is one of the rare few psychiatrists who believes that emotional health is everything, and that psychiatric practice is possible without drugs. For more information visit: www.drpkchadha.com