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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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PTSD treatment in Surrey
If you’re reading this page you may be wondering if you have PTSD, or you’re concerned about someone close to you.
PTSD is a type of anxiety disorder that can develop after expreriencing or witnessing something traumatic. It is often described as an acute stress reaction. The symptoms were first recognised in war veterans, where it was referred to as ‘shell shock’.
We now know that many types of traumatic experiences, such as domestic abuse, violance, serious accidents or traumatic birth, can lead to PTSD. Childhood abuse can lead to a particular type of trauma known as complex PTSD.
How Do You Know?
Some Symptoms of PTSD
It’s important to realize that symptoms. vary from person to person. You may only experience one or two of the symptoms below. What matters most is how much distress they cause and how they effect your ability tio enjoy life. These may include:
Intense and intrusive memories or nightmares that feel as if they are happening again (Flashbacks).
Panic attacks, depression or anxiety.
Feeling fearful or constantly on edge.
Difficulty concentrating or managing everyday tasks.
Feeling jumpy, tense and sensitive to noise.
A strong sense of responsibility for what happened.
Suicidal thoughts.
Physical symptoms linked to the trauma, or others that seem unrelated but may have developed due to prolonged stress.
Feeling angry, numb, withdrawn or disconnected from your body or emotions.
Feeling as though nobody can really understand what you've been through.
It’s not always possible to predict who will suffer from PTSD after a traumatic event. It can begin soon after the trauma, or months or even years after the event. Sometimes it’s the people who coped well at the time who are most surprised when symptoms appear much later, long after they feel safe or thought they had moved on. This can feel even harder and isolating because they and others believe they should have ‘got over it’.
Using drugs or alcohol to cope can complicate recovery and often become a problem in it’s own right.
What Can You Do?
Treatment for PTSD
There are several effective treatments I use which will reduce your symptoms. I have extensive experience of working with PTSD and use a range of approaches that may help.
One of the most important factors in treatment is finding someone you trust and feel able to talk to. I listen carefully to what you’ve been through and work in a way that is gentle and respectful.
What you can expect from me:
A full understanding of who you are, what you've experienced, and how it's effecting you now.
Psychotherapy and counselling techniques that are tailored to your needs and goals.
Some education and self-help strategies that feel manageable.
Relaxation methods, including mindfulness if that feels right for you.
Cognitive behavioural therapy and DBT
Hypnotherapy if you feel comfortable and this method feels right for you.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). Is a well researched therapy developed specifically for trauma. Many of the clients I work with find it very helpful.
We work at a pace that you feel is manageable. Many people find that they can reduce symptoms or resolve them completely and return to living more freely.
Connect with Kevin Rymill
I offer a free initial consultation so we can decide together whether I'm the right person to help you.
You're welcome to contact me by email, by calling 01932 702 662, using the contact me form, or by booking a time that suits you through the book online page.