Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder

The symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include:

• Symptoms of extreme stress, such as a pounding heart, sweating, or fear when reminded of the traumatic event either by the person's own thoughts, or when in a situation that resembles in some way the original trauma
• An excessive startle response
• Flashbacks, or reliving the event over and over in your mind
• Amnesia, or a blocking out of the event of the event from your conscious memory
• Poor sleep, which may include problems of insomnia, or nightmares that are re-enactments of the event
• Being overly alert to the possibility of similar situations re-occurring, and taking steps to avoid this happening

Is there a hyperventilation connection?

While clearly hyperventilation is not the original cause of post traumatic stress disorder, the anxiety that the trauma causes may be exacerbated by hyperventilation.

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