Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by the stress response from a traumatic event that continues to recur through symptoms like flashbacks, bad dreams, and feelings of tension. PTSD disrupts the nervous system's ability to be present. Trauma manifests physically in the body through nervous system dysregulation rather than just being caused by the event itself. Healing from PTSD involves addressing medical, physical, emotional, linguistic, and spiritual aspects. Treatment may include inner dialogue with wounded parts of oneself, relaxation techniques, grieving, monitoring thoughts, and cultivating coherence in the mind and body.

1. Understanding PTSD
By Dr. Sanjyot Pethe
HELP Talks
Dec 27, 2018

2. Intent of the talk
• Understanding PTSD
• Why help is needed?
• What does healing mean?
Trauma is not in the event, it is in the body. The stress that comes
from the experienced trauma.

3. Trauma is fundamentally a
disturbance in the ability
to be in the here and now
- Van der Kolk

4. What is Trauma
• Nervous system dis-regulation
• Disturbance in Coherence
• Once the event has occurred, the symptoms
continue to recur. This is called as PTSD

5. PTSD symptoms
• Flashback
• Bad dreams
• Frightening thoughts
• Avoiding
• Being easily startled
• Feeling tense or “on edge”
• Having difficulty sleeping
• Having angry outbursts
• Trouble remembering key features of the traumatic event
• Negative thoughts about oneself or the world
• Distorted feelings like guilt or blame
• Loss of interest in enjoyable activities

6. Working With PTSD
• Medical
• Physical
• Emotional
• Language
• Spiritual

7. Working with PTSD
• Inner dialogue with wounded parts
• Ease your body
• Grieving
• Watch your thoughts
• Check your assumptions, judgments, beliefs
• Coherence

8. Thank You
Complex PTSD – Pete Walker