Overcoming Traumatic Stress

Product Description

Terrible events are very hard to deal with. Those who go through a catastrophic life experience often feel permanently changed by the impact of what has happened. They become numb & shut off from those around them or grief or guilt may constantly weigh them down. Memories of horrifying scenes may intrude unexpectedly during waking hours while sleep may be disturbed by vivid unpleasant dreams. Traumatic stress responses including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are psychological conditions that result from a persons coping mechanisms having been completely overwhelmed by a terrible experience. These flashbacks may be so severe that sufferers may feel that they are losing their sanity & subsequently become ever more isolated in their distress. To overcome the effects of trauma it is necessary to change those reactions & begin to see events in a different light. This book demonstrates with practical advice & tested exercises how to find new effective ways of coping with & finally overcoming traumatic stress.