Symptoms of PTSD can manifest themselves in the form of feelings and anxieties, when a person begins to scroll through the events that have happened or this period of life in his head. They can start at the most inopportune moment. If, for example, you were once a victim of a severe flood and survived only by a miracle, then TV shows with floods, even if in another part of the world, can cause you a flashback, and most likely they will.
It is necessary to be treated by professional psychotherapists.
But remember, no one but yourself knows your life well, so you can best help yourself. But you should always have good friends around who will tell you what you are doing wrong, and not try to constantly flatter you. Flattery is deception, and people often do this only badly to a person, because PTSD is a change in the psyche, and embellishing events and behavior, instead of rational criticism, will only consolidate negative trigger points, and a person will consider it normal that everything is fine, calm down.
A. A traumatic event.
The person was a participant or witness in a traumatic event, such as a war, disaster, fight, or sexual assault.
B. Recurring memories of trauma. Flashbacks.
A person repeats conversations about the same thing, but in different emotional tones. They can be one-time or repeated with a certain frequency, or not related to external events, so that memories can generate a series of inferences, which can lead to relapses.
Dissociative reactions in which a person feels as if he is reliving an event.
C. Avoidance.
Whenever he talks about some long-standing events, he avoids talking or abruptly switches to changing the tone of a normal conversation.
It should be borne in mind that there is a rather hidden type of people who do not show their emotions, so it is more difficult to deal with them.
A person tries to avoid situations and people that may remind them of a traumatic event. This can only be diagnosed by relatives or friends who know the person well.
D. Disorders of cognitive and emotional functions.
At least two of the following symptoms:
Negative changes in thinking and mood associated with the event, including difficulty remembering important aspects of the trauma.
Feeling alienated or emotionally disconnected.