I was searching informations about stress because I'm a really stressed person and I found out this site. It talk about the reactions of a someone who have lived a stressful events. http://members.aol.com/NamAngel1/trauma.html Here is what they say:" 1. What is trauma?
The psychiatric definition of "trauma" is "an event outside normal human experience." Trauma generally leaves you feeling powerless, helpless, paralyzed. It tends to be sudden and overwhelming; it "owns" you. You cannot think clearly during and after a severe trauma; at the same time, you are forced to focus your consciousness in an attempt to deal. One author defines trauma as "any sudden and potentially life-threatening event." This refers to one-time traumatic events, but most of it applies to prolonged, repeated trauma as well."
"3. Some instances of prolonged trauma.
• physical or sexual abuse as a child or spouse
• war
• life in a prison camp
• life as a refugee
• hostage situations
• life in a concentration camp
• life in some religious cults
".
"Symptoms of PTSD can include:
• Hypervigilance and scanning
• Elevated startle response
• Blunted affect, psychic numbing
• Aggressive, controlling behavior (a high degree of insistence on getting your way)
• Interruption of memory and concentration
• Depression
• Generalized anxiety
• Violent eruptions of rage
• Substance abuse
• Intrusive recall -- different from normal memory in that it brings with it stress and anxiety
• Dissociative experiences, including dissociative flashbacks
• Insomnia
• Suicidal thoughts
• Survivor guilt"
Some of these symptoms really describe how I was feeling while I was in the org. I hope that it will help you too.
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