Post+Traumatic+Stress+Disorder

=**__ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder __**=
 * ==== Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death. ====

PTSD can happen to anyone at any age for the following reasons:

 * ====Natural disasters====
 * Assault
 * Domestic Abuse
 * Prison stay
 * Rape
 * Terrorism
 * War

As an example:
====After September 11, there were many cases of PTSD and not just of the people in the World Trade Center. It was seen in people who saw the disaster, were in the twin towers or people who had lost family members or friends.====

__ Symptoms __
Symptoms of PTSD fall into three main categories: 1. "Reliving" the event 2. Avoidance 3. Arousal
 * Flashback episodes
 * Repeated upsetting memories of the event
 * Repeated nightmares of the event
 * Strong, uncomfortable reactions to situations that remind you of the event
 * Emotional "numbing," or feeling as though you don't care about anything
 * Feeling detached
 * Being unable to remember important aspects of the trauma
 * Having a lack of interest in normal activities
 * Showing less of your moods
 * Avoiding places, people, or thoughts that remind you of the event
 * Feeling like you have no future
 * Difficulty concentrating
 * Startling easily
 * Having an exaggerated response to things that startle you
 * Feeling more aware
 * Feeling irritable or having outbursts of anger
 * Having trouble falling or staying asleep