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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anyone who has seen or experienced a traumatic event can suffer from PTSD. A Traumatic event is an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury or a threat to you or someone else’s physical safety.
Some examples of traumatic events could be
- sexual abuse or assault
- domestic violence
- serious accidents
- crimes
- fire or flood
Some events like 9/11 can cause stress for anyone who saw the disaster or who lost loved ones.
Some symptoms of PTSD are
- the event is experienced over and over in recurrent dreams or nightmares
- flashbacks
- hypersensitivity to outside reminders of the event
- avoiding people, activities thoughts or places associated with the event
- difficulty concentrating
- changes in eating or sleeping patterns
- angry outbursts
- little interest in normal activities
If you believe you have been exposed to a traumatic event and are experiencing some of these symptoms that are getting in your way, contact me at 212.414.5369 or click here to email me.
I can help you reduce your feelings of anxiety or depression, feel renewed interest in your life and gain back hope for the future.
Rutie Havazelet, LCSW serves individuals in the following communities: New York metropolitan area including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester and Long Island.