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PTSD Triggers: Common Examples and How to Manage Them

This month is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding and encouraging conversations about PTSD. While most people have heard of PTSD, there are still many misconceptions about what it is, how it develops, and how it affects those living with it.   What is PTSD   PTSD can develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or traumatic event. These events

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When Trauma Doesn’t Look Like Trauma

By Elizabeth Dosoretz, Founder, CEO, & LCSW at Elite DNA Behavioral Health Not all trauma is loud. Some of it is carried in silence.   When most people think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they picture stress, panic attacks, emotional outbursts, flashbacks or other fear responses. But trauma does not always present that way.  Many people with PTSD are still going to work, taking care of their families, showing up for responsibilities, and doing everything