Post-traumatic stress disorder o PTSD is a mental disorder that is characterized by the appearance of specific symptoms after exposure to a stressful, extremely traumatic event.
But sometimes, this condition is not diagnosed correctly. This is what the doctor maintains and tiktoker Dr. Ahmedwho has recorded a video in which he says that “we need to diagnose PTSD better and treat it better.”
The reason is that “one in three people who have had a traumatic experience will have this condition.
“In PTSD, you relive an experience that was traumatic for you. That’s the key: a traumatic experience for you. “Sometimes we assume that an experience is not traumatic, but it varies from person to person,” says Ahmed.
“Yes, most cognitive trauma can be things like assault, sexual abuse, childbirth, or a serious illness. However, it can be almost any experience that is experienced as traumatic,” he adds.
Ahmed says in the video that the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can “divide into four general categories.”
Relive the event
“Reexperiencing the event may include flashbacks, nightmares or sweating or experiencing pain again, physically the same as what you experienced when you went through the trauma,” says the doctor.
Avoidance or emotional numbing
“The second set of symptoms is avoidance or emotional numbness. This is where we tend to ignore and avoid situations or people that remind us of the event,” Ahmed continues.
The doctor adds that people with post-traumatic stress disorder “can avoid talking about the topic or avoid people who remind them of their traumatic experience.
Hyperarousal or irritability
When talking about the third set of symptoms like “hyperarousal or irritability”Dr. Ahmed says that “this can cause problems or difficulty concentrating.”
Anxiety, depression or self-harm
Ahmed says it’s the fourth set of symptoms that can make the condition difficult to detect. “It’s this set of symptoms that I think sometimes confuses us, because it can include things like anxiety, depression or self-harm“he adds.
“And because of this, I think sometimes PTSD is diagnosed as anxiety or depression, and the treatment of anxiety and depression “It’s different from PTSD.”he concludes.