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Symptoms of PTSD (10 seconds read)

Symptoms of PTSD don’t necessarily emerge straight away, and in some, don’t develop until many years after the event. They can include vivid flashbacks, nightmares, lack of sleep and feeling emotionally cut-off. PTSD is surprisingly common – as many as 10% of the population will experience it at some time in their lives.

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ViktorijaT

May 28, 2022

Well, traumatic and dangerous events happen in almost everyone's life (sometimes even multiple times) so I was expecting more than 10% of the population to be affected by this disorder. Other than that thanks for the summary, I appreciate it!

michelle crowley

May 30, 2022

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You make a good ViktorijaT. Once upon a time there was just stress, and then people realized that the only people who are not stressed are those lying six foot under, so it became continuous stress, and I see much the same happening with PTSD. As you say, traumatic and dangerous events are happening all the time and social media exposes us to more and more of them, and soon, I believe, we will have to accept that the vast majority of human beings are (and have been) continually traumatized. Five years ago being locked down in one's home for for weeks and sometimes months on end would have been considered beyond the range of normal human experience.

ViktorijaT

May 31, 2022

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@michelle crowley Thanks for providing these valuable points! I especially agree with being exposed to more trauma via social media.