Post Traumatic Occupations

There are certain occupations with a higher rate of stress because of the of exposure to various traumatic events such as death. Occupations such as law enforcement, emergency medical services, corrections, firefighters, and combat military personnel are prone to being exposed to trauma at a higher frequency than most other occupations. In many cases, the witnessed traumatic event may be a violent and critical event dealing with a near death experience or a fatality. These exposures to trauma, or high stress events, may eventually lead to posttraumatic stress syndrome, or a more simplified version of depression. Outside of occupations, PTSD can be caused by any situation in which you the victim feels threatened or helpless, when bodily harm

A person cannot live a normal healthy life if PTSD is untreated. The sooner the person realizes the symptoms of PTSD and receives a diagnosis, the sooner he or she can get back on some type of normalcy. With the right treatment, these symptoms can be treatable and a person can return to a normal living situation and lifestyle. Some victims tend to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. They believe it helps to block out the emotional pain that they are experiencing. Alcohol and drugs may help block out painful memories in the short term, but they can get in the way of a successful recovery.

Sometimes, coping mechanisms can help victims deal with stressful events. However, these mechanisms can either subdue stress or add to their stress over time, but not all coping mechanisms are positive. Sometimes coping mechanisms have a negative effect in minimizing the trauma on a person’s body. Many victims of PTSD have different coping skills, so what may not affect one person at all can seriously traumatize another.

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Because there are many treatments for PTSD, many people are able to overcome it.

Like any other mental illness, PTSD will never go away, nor will it ever take away the fact that a traumatic event occurred. Although memories cannot be eliminated, treatment can reduce the intensity of those memories which may bring tremendous distress and anxiety, as well as unhealthy behaviors focused on avoiding or preventing those memories. In doing so, treatment can help you regain control over your life from the symptoms of PTSD. It can help reduce the extent to which symptoms of PTSD interfere with a number of different areas in your life, such as work, school, or relationships.

Post-traumatic stress disorder lives within more men, women and children than we may have originally thought. With many stressors in life, a positive support system of family, peers, and friends along with proper treatment, may be needed to help cope with the trauma. In time, the victim may change their daily routine, functions and roles within the family structure. It is difficult to sustain the daily rituals when emotional conflict consumes most of our thought