In order to understand post-traumatic stress disorder, it is necessary to consider the concept of mental trauma. Mental trauma is the effects of extraordinary and unexpected events that frighten the person, make them feel helpless. Exposing or witnessing events that threaten injury or death is called psychic trauma. Earthquakes, fires, violence, natural disasters, migration, war, torture, rape, accidents, unexpected losses, serious illnesses can cause mental trauma.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is insomnia, nightmares, recollecting memories of events, forgetting certain parts of the experience, looking at everything negatively and feeling as if something bad will happen at any moment, feelings of guilt (self and blame others), startle easily, self-harm.

People who have been traumatized generally do not know what effect the event they have experienced has had on them, and may feel helpless, hopeless, avoid remembering the event, and have lost their confidence.

There are very effective treatment methods to deal with trauma, and you definitely do not have to live with a trauma. If you have experienced such a situation and are experiencing the symptoms written on the top, contact your nearest health care provider.