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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that often occurs after experiencing a traumatic event. The body naturally defends itself against danger, and this could produce a reactionary response in the brain. PTSD has four major types: reliving the event, avoidance, numbing and hyperarousal. It is usually treated through psychotherapy, medication or a combination of the two.
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Prior to diagnosis, I was living "successfully" under the illusion of adaptive coping skills. I was not happy or calm or peaceful, but I felt like I was at least able to pull off this false impression until I fell apart from exhaustion. For my first twenty-five years, I was experiencing undiagnosed anxiety as well as depression, thoughts of…
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