Brief Explanation Of PTSD Affects The Brain, Mind And Body

A brief explanation of PTSD

PTSD is a complicated disorder that affects the brain, mind and body. PTSD is a strong anxiety disorder that occurs after a traumatic event. Depending on the severity of the event, it can be mild to severe. There are a bunch of different types of PTSD and a bunch of ways to develop PTSD. Not all PTSD is from war experiences like everyone tends to believe. While a big cause of PTSD is from war it can also be from experiencing traumas like living with an unstable family, bullying, kidnapping, sex-trafficking, sexual assault, being in a car crash, serving in the military, loss of a family member, any near-death experience, or really any type of abuse. The types of abuse fall into 4 categories. Sexual abuse, emotional

It's linked to a dysregulated nervous system which can often be caused by PTSD. Or in simple words, your senses are enchanted and you're constantly aware of your surroundings. You’re alert and looking for danger.)

Being on guard

Being easily frightened

Hyper awareness

Being more irritable or overwhelmed

Mood functions

Depression

Anger outbursts

Bad self image

Trust issues

Of course there's multiple more but those tend to be the main ones, but all are valid. PTSD also can cause memory issues. Our brain is so diverse and smart in ways it's hard to acknowledge. Say for instance if you experience a traumatic event at a young age, your brain knows it's not ready to handle this type of stress and block it out. So in lots of cases, kids won't know and in their teenage years they start getting nightmares and developing ptsd and slowly remembering what happened.

The difference between CPTSD and PTSD is that PTSD usually occurs after one traumatic event, but CPTSD is associated with repeated trauma or multiple traumas. While both are similar and their struggles are valid, CPTSD tends to be more intense. It’s more than your brain functions getting messed up, but learned behaviors. Most CTPSD survivors are used to abuse. CTPSD is also more likely to cause a personality disorder such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the most common personality disorder. BPD acts similar to CPTSD or PTSD considering it's also an organic disorder. BPD is caused from prolonged emotional distress as a child. It's learned responses from typically childhood abuse and impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing issues functioning in everyday life. It typically includes self-image issues, difficulty managing emotions and behavior, and a pattern of unstable