Description

This disorder can evolve after going through a very stressful event. People keep thinking about it. The avoid the place where the event took place. Also, their emotions are disturbed. They are scared quickly and they can react very emotional to relatively small things. This disorder can occur shortly after the stressful event. It is then called an acute posttraumatic stress disorder. It is also possible to occur a few months after the stressful event. The disorder is often abbreviated to PTSD.

Normal

Going through a stressful life event can cause an intense emotional reaction. After experiencing a car crash, most people will think back of the vent a lot. But they usually will continue living their lives after a few days or weeks.

Abnormal

Some people are not able to continue to live their lives. Whether or not people are able to do this depends on the kind of event and the type of person. PTSD is often diagnosed in people who fought in a war. The multiple stressful events that may happen in a war are often so devastating that they cause a trauma.