What is PTSD?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops after experiencing or seeing a traumatic event. This can be a personal experience, such as going through combat, being sexually or physically abused or assaulted, being in or witnessing a serious accident or going through a natural disaster such as a hurricane, fire, tornado or earthquake.
Many people, when faced with one of these situations, feels angry, scared and confused. Often, these feelings disappear...
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