What Is Post Traumatic Stress and How Do You Know if You Have It?

Published January 28, 2014

Question by tine: What is Post Traumatic Stress and how do you know if you have it?
I’ve had a few people say that I probably have this from the traumatic situations I’ve been in. (Like from years of abuse and being sexualy harrassed)

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Answer by need4speed
a common sign of PTS is constantly thinking/dreaming about what happened. A lot of times when u close your eyes thats all u can picture is the traumatic event. You need to talk to someone about it, an adult, friend, counselor, etc Good luck

Answer by Jennifer K
PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder is a disorder developed when people go through unusual traumatic events. A sure sign of this is having flashbacks of the traumatizing events. If you do, then you should see a professional. They can help you learn to deal with the events and eventually cope with them.

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