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Building skills to live with the mental issues of traumatic experience is essential for men and women.  For those experiencing trauma and those living with persons experiencing trauma, Mental Health is paramount, and there is help available.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a particular set of reactions that can develop in people who have been through a traumatic event that threatened their life or safety or that of others around them. This could be a car or other serious accident, physical or sexual assault, war or torture, or disasters such as bushfires or floods. As a result, the person experiences feelings of intense fear, helplessness, and even horror.
Trauma, or psychological trauma, is a type of damage to the mind following a stressful or traumatic event that may have threatened life or safety. Over 50% of Australians experience a traumatic event at some stage in their lives. Each person can be affected differently, they can find it difficult to feel safe and can experience a variety of feelings. Some people start to recover from a traumatic experience within weeks.  But many have continuing symptoms, and even find their symptoms getting worse. This can lead to the mental illnesses post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or even depression or anxiety, or other serious mental illnesses. Trauma exposure can leave people with feelings of guilt, fear, sadness, anger, isolation, shock, or physical effects such as racing heart, headaches, trouble sleeping, shaking, or sweating.

Not only war veterans have PTSD or trauma, but people can also be affected by PTSD for many different reasons. Some people may withdraw from family and friends or become aggressive, while others turn to alcohol or drugs. PTSD often does not heal over time, it is a serious and debilitating mental illness that needs professional support to help work through.

If you or someone you know has been affected by PTSD or other trauma, you can  BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH DAVID LOMMAN

NOTE: Some cases of PTSD and other Trauma require professional help from Psychologists and Accredited Counsellors.