There is growing recognition that PTSD can result from many types of emotionally shocking experiences. A person may experience trauma when they have been involved with, have witnessed or were confronted with an event that involved actual or threatened death, serious injury, or a physical threat to them or others.
PTSD can affect anyone who has been in close contact with a major event such as a car accident, train crash, earthquake, a natural disaster, war, terrorism, torture, kidnap, abuse, even a personal attack, and they are like to experience some degree of PTSD.
Often seemingly less traumatic experiences such as bullying and childhood events including misguided parenting can lead to symptoms of PTSD. Certainly the Buncefield explosions in Hemel Hempstead will have affected many people.
Seeing events on TV or hearing about an incident which directly involves someone close to you can also create symptoms.
There may be feelings of intense fear, helplessness or horror.
Those who support and listen to the witnesses of an incident may also experience some of the following list of symptoms. They too need support from the appropriate resources.
Incidents perceived as ‘unimportant’ can bring back the memory of a previous trauma.
Six weeks after an incident is a time when PTSD symptoms are likely to reach their peak and because it is some while after the event, often the symptoms are not initially connected.
Sleeping problems
Irritability or Nervousness
Anxiety
Depression
Anger
Aches and Pains
Headaches
Inability to cope
Weepy
Cold hands
Muscular pains
Emotionally withdrawn
Overly sensitive
Tiredness
Increased Alcohol consumption or smoking
If someone close to you has been involved in a traumatic event you may be the first one to be aware of their symptoms and coping with the changes in their health and emotions can be very challenging and distressing. It is advisable to seek help for you too!
Suzanne offers an initial 30-minute consultation free of charge and unlike many other therapies one appointment can often be enough to resolve the current issue.
Journey Therapy, internationally recognised as one of the most powerful complementary therapies available today, it gets to the root cause of the issue allowing the client to have a healthier, happier life.
Suzanne says “By giving the client’s conscious mind something to focus on, their subconscious is able to access a memory that was perceived as an issue or trauma at that time. By viewing that old memory from a different perspective the old emotion can be released and resolved and their body is able to heal itself as it does normally every day.” Employers may be aware of an increase of sickness absence. This may be due to symptoms of PTSD. Offering these appointments to employees, either individually or in groups, is a cost effective way to prevent ailments and absences - more details on Suzanne has worked with over 1,000 clients and has built her practice through client referrals. Suzanne’s clients include Chief Executives and senior government officials, doctors, teachers, journalists, actors who are household names, fire and police officers and armed forces personnel.
Painful, unresolved, memories can be perceived by our body as a traumatic experience. If the trauma is not dealt with, then the body stores this up and this can cause health and/or emotional issues later in life. Once the trauma is perceived differently by the body, it is able to go about healing itself in a natural way.
Employers may be aware of an increase of sickness absence. This may be due to symptoms of PTSD. Offering these appointments to employees, either individually or in groups, is a cost effective way to prevent ailments and absences - more details on www.businessimpact.org.uk
Suzanne has worked with over 1,000 clients and has built her practice through client referrals. Suzanne’s clients include Chief Executives and senior government officials, doctors, teachers, journalists, actors who are household names, fire and police officers and armed forces personnel.
For more details contact Suzanne Franklin Tel: 01442 213152
What else can you do about PTSD?
* TALK about what you saw, what you went through, how you felt then, how you feel now. And then talk about it some more. It is easy to silence yourself by telling yourself that other people must be tired of listening to you – remember you are talking and going over it for you, not them. Talking will help you to digest what you witnessed
* Don’t blame yourself, your reactions and emotions are normal, human responses to unusual situations
* Be extra-kind to yourself and don’t ask the impossible of yourself – you need time to recuperate
* If you can’t talk, write it down, as it comes, prose, poetry, song lyrics, whatever
* Cry.
* Ask someone you really trust for a hug
* It may be tempting to use drink/drugs to help you cope with your reactions –but they will not help in the long run and may make your recovery process longer
* Try to keep your usual sleep routine, despite disturbances
* Make use of the range of organised support available – whichever suits you e.g. Doctor, Victim Support, Samaritans, your local faith community.
Have the Buncefield explosions affected your health or emotions?
If trauma is not dealt with the body can store this up and can cause health and/or emotional issues later in life. Once the trauma is perceived differently by the body, it is able to heal itself in the normal, natural way.
Free of charge group held each month in Hemel Hempstead -please call to reserve your place.
Some funding is now available for those affected by the Buncefield explosions Please contact Suzanne for details Tel: 01442 213152
If you have been financially affected by the Buncefield explosions please contact
The Mayors recovery fund Tel: 01442 231396
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone of any age who has experienced or witnessed a perceived traumatic event including car accident, train crash, disaster,personal attack, even bullying and childhood events can lead to symptoms of PTSD.
The Buncefield explosions in Hemel Hempstead will have affected many people.
Seeing events on TV or hearing about an incident which directly involves someone close to you can also create symptoms.
Incidents perceived as ‘unimportant’ can bring back the memory of a previous trauma.
Those who support and listen to the witnesses of an incident may also experience some of the following list of symptoms, PTSD symptoms include:
Sleeping problems
Irritability or Nervousness
Anxiety
Depression
Anger
Aches and Pains
Headaches
Inability to cope
Weepy
Emotionally withdrawn
Overly sensitive
Tiredness
Colds, ‘Flu, infections or illnesses
For more details or a private, free of charge, consultation contact Suzanne Franklin Tel: 01442 213152
If you have been affected by this news, or were at the event, you may be experiencing symtoms of Post Traumatic Stress.
You might like to contact an Accredited Journey Practitioner in your country to help you resolve this.
Accredited Practitioners are listed on www.thejourney.com
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