Post-Traumatic Growth: How PTSD Treatment Helps

We humans are incredibly resilient. However, certain events may occur that leave people severely traumatized. Enduring warfare, physical or sexual abuse or assault, going through a natural disaster, or witnessing a traumatic event are just some of the experiences that can leave deep emotional scars and hard-to-manage symptoms.

Although many people can recover from trauma with time, it’s estimated that about 7-8% of people develop post-traumatic stress disorder during their lives (PTSD). This is a mental health condition where a traumatic event is reexperienced again and again due to a range of triggers. 

Many symptoms point to PTSD, and they’re different for everyone. However, treatment is available for PTSD that can improve the quality of life for those affected — and their loved ones.

Our compassionate provider team at Clarity Psychiatric Care is eager to help clients experiencing disruptive PTSD symptoms, and we offer advanced treatment that supports their mental and physical well-being. 

How do you know if you’re experiencing PTSD?

As we noted, the effects of a highly traumatic event can diminish with time. However, you may be coping with PTSD if you notice these symptoms:

• Intrusive thoughts that you can’t stop cause you to relive the trauma over and over
• Developing skewed, inaccurate thoughts about people’s intentions, as well as yourself
• Survivor guilt
• Doing anything to avoid interacting with people, places, or situations tied to the event
• Isolation
• Becoming angry easily or having a challenging time controlling your emotions
• Startling easily and feeling anxious
• Sleep problems
• Increased risk-taking behaviors
• Problems with concentration
• Physical symptoms like increased heart rate and blood pressure

Both flashbacks and nightmares about the traumatic event count as intrusive thoughts, and all PTSD symptoms can be life-limiting. 

Can you move on if you’re living with PTSD?

If you recognize these symptoms of PTSD in yourself or someone you love, know that there’s hope for growth and recovery if you seek treatment. PTSD doesn’t have to be the reason you can’t move forward in life.

Seeking treatment for PTSD is critical, especially because the condition is also associated with:

• Panic disorders
• Depression
• Substance Use
• Suicidal thoughts

Understandably, living with PTSD leads to challenges with communication and trust, as well as problems in personal and professional relationships.

Our Clarity Psychiatric Care team is dedicated to understanding your experience and crafting an individualized, holistic treatment plan unique to your needs. To ease your PTSD symptoms and promote your recovery, your provider may recommend:

• Therapy can help you process bad memories and understand your feelings
• Medication therapy
• Changes in your lifestyle that support healing, like eating better, resting well, and more

With help, you can lessen the effects of your PTSD triggers, build better relationships, learn how to trust again, and feel more in control of your thoughts and actions. Reaching out to address your PTSD can forge a path to a more fulfilling life.

Contact our Cherry Hill office to make an appointment by calling 856-428-1260 or book one online.