What are your main symptoms of PTSD?
June 8th, 2010
Keep it Green asked:
1.Intense physical reactions to reminders of the event (e.g. pounding heart, rapid breathing, nausea, muscle tension, sweating)
1.Intense physical reactions to reminders of the event (e.g. pounding heart, rapid breathing, nausea, muscle tension, sweating)
2.Sense of a limited future (you don’t expect to live a normal life span, get married, have a career)
3. Anxiety, panic attacks.
Those above are my main symptoms….
are they normal…Have you experienced them before??
Gary
Categories: Mental Health | Tags: Anxiety Panic, Rapid Breathing, Reminders
Carlos A.
Nightmares & repetitive thoughts of the stabbing are the big ones for me.
Peter
The symptoms that you described above are completely normal when a person suffers from PTSD. You may also have recurring flashbacks of the event. Also, a common symptom of PTSD is depression– feeling alone and worthless. (And yes, I experienced all of these)
Just remember though, these symptoms ARE NOT PTSD if they are not the result of a life threatening or traumatic event.