We have seen people around us who are more prone to anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and many other such emotions yet we are unable to see the real reason behind such emotions. As Newton’s third law says “There is an equal and opposite reaction to every action”. So what are the actual actions that are hair triggers for these unwanted reactions? Many find themselves feeling as they have lost control over body and emotions, in some particular events or situations. There is a strong chance that these feelings of jumpiness, nightmares, panic attacks, hypervigilance, etc are part of symptoms of PTSD or Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. 

Either people are not aware of it or it is ignored. I am writing on this not to describe PTSD however to spread general awareness on the problem. Mental illness is something that is still not discussed as openly as other medical problems. Mental health is still unexplored in the sense that we need to be more even-handed so that more and more people can feel free and discuss their inner emotions.

Many traumatic memories can leave imprints that can be temporary but also can last a lifelong in the brain. Such people are vulnerable and become hyperreactive to those events or situations that hold little or maybe no threat but because those events are reminders of the original trauma.

General awareness needed to let the society know that PTSD is curable. It is important to underline the symptoms in order to understand the illness. Ones you are aware of this, you become less frightened and can work further towards its treatment.

A therapist is able to help you to overcome the complexity of emotions. When you become emotionally mature you are able to control a negative emotion’s duration of staying in your mind or how long it lasts in the brain. It is like giving the right instructions to the amygdala.

There are many relaxation therapies for PTSD. The treatment process may include letting the patient relive the trauma, this time, in a secure and safe environment. Another healing process is when retelling and reconstructing the story of the trauma is done over and over for a realistic understanding.

So basically all these techniques help the patient to learn Emotional Intelligence.