PTSD Recovery: 16 Strategies For Dealing With PTSD Symptoms And Regaining Emotional Balance

By David Craft

16 Effective Practices For Regaining Your Emotional Control and Dealing with PTSD Symptoms!

Most individuals who went through some traumatic experiences have temporary difficulties with coping and adjusting, but with good self-care and with some time, they normally get better. However, individuals diagnosed with PSTD struggle with negative feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, depression, and other symptoms and conditions related to PTSD for months and sometimes even for years. These symptoms when persistent interfere with their daily functioning affecting every area of their life, from their personal relationships to their work performance. Those common PTSD symptoms are difficult to deal with especially if you do not have the support from friends and family. Fortunately, with an effective PTSD treatment and with simple, yet very effective PTSD self-help strategies, you can definitely overcome the emotional and physical PTSD symptoms, you can find that much-needed relief, from insomnia, nightmares and flashbacks and you can finally start feeling like yourself again.

Inside You Will Find

• What is trauma and how different people deal with traumatic events.
• Different types and source of trauma
• Psychological and emotional trauma
• How our brain reacts to trauma and different emotional and physical symptoms of trauma
• What is PTSD and PTSD compared with a normal response to trauma
• How PTSD affects personal relationships
• Different signs and symptoms of PTSD
• Main causes and risk factors of PTSD
• Acute stress disorder and complex PTSD
• PTSD diagnosis and treatments
• How to cope with PTSD in a healthy, effective way
• Effective self-help strategies for dealing with PTSD symtpoms
• And much much more...

Get this book NOW, embrace easy to follow lifestyle changes, learn how to deal with PTSD symptoms in a healthy, effective way and be whole again!

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Craft
• Release date: Sep 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393765899

David Craft

David Craft is an urban forager and cancer research living in Cambridge, MA.

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16 Strategies For Dealing With PTSD Symptoms And Regaining Emotional Balance

By David Craft

WHAT IS IN THE BOOK?

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA

WHAT IS TRAUMA?

DEALING WITH TRAUMATIC EVENTS

TYPES OF TRAUMA

SOURCES OF TRAUMA

EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA

HOW THE BRAIN REACTS TO TRAUMA?

PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF TRAUMA

TRAUMA THERAPY

CHAPTER 2: WHAT IS PTSD?

PTSD OVERVIEW

PTSD VS. NORMAL RESPONSES TO TRAUMA

PTSD, TRAUMA AND RELATIONSHIPS

HOW COMMON IS PTSD?

CHAPTER 3: PTSD SIGNS, CAUSES, RISKS AND TREATMENTS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PTSD

COMPLEX PTSD

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER

PTSD CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS

WHY PTSD OCCURS?

PTSD DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

CHAPTER 4: PTSD SELF-HELP GUIDE

CHALLENGE YOUR HELPLESSNESS SENSE

REACH OUT TO OTHERS FOR SUPPORT

IDENTIFY YOUR PTSD TRIGGERS

EMBRACE MINDFULNESS

LEARN RELAXATION SKILLS

MONITOR YOUR PTSD SYMPTOMS

CHAPTER 5: HOW TO COPE WITH PTSD?

HEALTHY WAYS FOR MANAGING EMOTIONS

OVERCOME AVOIDANCE BY FACING YOUR FEARS

MANAGING DISSOCIATION AND FLASHBACKS

GROUNDING TECHNIQUES FOR COPING WITH FLASHBACKS

COPE WITH UNPLEASANT MEMORIES AND THOUGHTS

COPE WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY

CHAPTER 6: RECOMMENDED LIFESTYLE CHANGES

REGAIN YOUR FOCUS THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

EMBRACE A HEALTHY DIET

ENGAGE IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES

UTILIZE HEALTHY DISTRACTIONS

LAST WORDS

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INTRODUCTION

Nearly everyone is touched by some type of trauma in their lives. It is unavoidable because life has its ups and downs and no matter the age of the person, disturbances occur, and suffering follows. However, what we do with that pain, the way we use it or express it, is a determining factor and indication of whether or not we will be able to deal with our thoughts and feelings in a healthy way or seek outside help.

It is completely normal to feel depressed and anxious after experiencing trauma especially when upsetting memories and thoughts linger and seem to replay like a haunting video.

Instead of fighting these feelings and instead of blaming yourself for what is a completely normal response to traumatic events, this book provides you simple, effective strategies for dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), managing different trauma symptoms and building a completely new set of strengths you can use when coping with negative feelings.

The book provides a user-friendly strategy set for everyone out there seeking ways for dealing with past traumatic experiences which can put a strain on their future without them even noticing.

With this book, you get to explore different mindfulness practices which can help you on your PTSD recovery journey. It can teach you how to properly deal with distress and how to cultivate an attitude of kindness and compassion to project on yourself as well as on other people.

Here, you will also find valuable tips and techniques you can incorporate into your lifestyle