FACTS ABOUT PTSD
* PTSD stress is a response to traumatic events.
*PTSD is a serious condition that impacts brain function.
*Your brain is equipped with an alarm system that normally helps ensure your survival, with PTSD, this system becomes overly sensitive and triggers easily.
*Not everybody with PTSD has the same symptoms or the same brain changes.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is the mind and body’s reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It’s the sense of uneasiness, distress, or dread you feel before a significant event. A certain level of Anxiety helps us stay alert and aware, but for those suffering from an anxiety disorder, it feels far from normal – it can be completely debilitating
Anxiety is the mind and body’s reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It’s the sense of uneasiness, distress, or dread you feel before a significant event. A certain level of Anxiety helps us stay alert and aware, but for those suffering from an anxiety disorder, it feels far from normal – it can be completely debilitating
Coping with Anxiety- SOMETIMES ITS JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, RELAX YOUR MUSCLES AND REFRAME YOUR THOUGHTS FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE.
LEARN TO BREATHE- Sit comfortably and place one hand on your abdomen. Breathe in through your nose, deeply enough that the hand on your abdomen rises, Hold the air in your lungs, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. 4 SECONDS INHALE, 4 SECONDS HOLD, 6 SECONDS EXHALE
LEARN TO RELAX YOUR MUSCLES
Face- Scrunch your facial features to the center of your face, then relax.
Hands- Make a fist by curling your fingers into your palm, then relax your fingers.
Feet- Curl your toes into your feet, then release them.
Source: TherapistAid.com