Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
In our daily lives, each of us can have an experience that is overwhelming, frightening, and beyond our control. We may be involved in a car accident, be the victim of an assault or witness an accident. These experiences are more likely to happen to police officers, firefighters, ambulance crews – who are often faced with gruesome scenes. Also, military personnel may be shot or injured by explosions, or see friends killed or injured.
Most people, in time, get over such experiences without needing help. However, for some, traumatic experiences trigger a reaction that can last for many months or