The Influence Of PTSD On The Human Body

PTSD is a mental health condition that is triggered by traumatic events, either by witnessing it or experiencing it. When triggered, the body will engage itself into it’s natural defense mechanism, the “flight or fight” mode. In someone without PTSD it is a healthy response which is meant to protect a person from any harms way but in this case, it is either damaged or has drastically changed. The brain will release a response and transmits it to the hypothalamus and then to the pituitary glands which it releases both Cortisol and Adrenaline to keep the body alert. When the stressing action or threat has gone away, normally the body will soon calm down and expel the remaining hormones but with the case of PTSD they will remain frightening even …show more content…
Usually it is categorized into three groups. Re-experiencing is reliving the events either by flashbacks, nightmares, or frightening thoughts. These types of symptoms may cause problems to their everyday routine. Sometimes they start from a person’s thoughts or actions but words or objects can trigger the experience yet again. Avoidance is staying away from places and such that reminds of the event. They can feel mentally and physically numb. A way a person can tell that if someone is suffering from PTSD is having one of these common symptoms such as, angry outburst or aggressive behavior, always being on guard for danger, self destructive behavior like drinking or taking drugs to escape the pain. These group of symptoms can drastically change their routine, they might change their life to avoid the thing that reminds them of their traumatic experience. Then there is hyperarousal, they are usually constant throughout their day. They can make a person feel tensed, stressed or even angry. Not everyone does experience these symptoms, since every person is different someone might feel an overwhelming sense of guilt or shame from the event or they are angry from it, even then the patient might not feel