Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that follows an event that the person finds terrifying, either physically or emotionally, causing the person who experienced the event to have persistent, frightening thoughts and memories, or flashbacks, of the ordeal. Sometimes after effects from the traumatic events can be delayed for 6 months or longer, but when PTSD occurs soon after an event, the condition generally improves after 3 months. Some people with PTSD have long-term effects and often feel chronically, emotionally numb. PTSD in children usually becomes a chronic disorder.

Worried that you or your loved one might be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder?

  1. Do you or your loved one have sleep disturbances?
  2. Are you or your loved one feel jittery or “on guard”, losing touch with reality?
  3. Do you or your loved one have a loss of interest in things they used to enjoy; appears detached, has general lack of responsiveness, feeling numb?
  4. Do you or your loved one have trouble feeling affectionate and avoids certain places or situations that bring back memories?
  5. Are you or your loved one often irritable, more aggressive than before, or even violent?
  6. Do you or your loved one have flashbacks or intrusive images (flashbacks can come in the form of images, sounds, smells, or feelings; a person usually believes that the traumatic event is happening all over again)?
  7. Do you or your loved one often worry about dying at an early age?
  8. Do you or your loved one have regressive behaviours; acting younger than their age (such as thumb-sucking or bedwetting)?

Services we can help you with:

  • Psychoeducation
  • Stress Management
  • Relaxation Training
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDERS-It’s a common thing to feel tensed and fearful in situations that we find threatening. But you might be suffering from a serious anxiety problem if your anxiety has been too difficult to handle and you could not do what you wanted to do because the tension took over you.
A state of tension which is also accompanied by bodily changes such as sweating, palpitations, trembling, breathing difficulty or dizziness can be taken as a cause for concern. During such a state, one might also find it difficult to concentrate on the task at hand which leads to inefficiency and mistakes.

Take an Assessment

Are you experiencing a marked increase in the amount you are worrying?In the past few months, have I have been:

  1. Getting agitated easily
    2. Feeling fidgety and restless
    3. Reacting excessively to situations
    4. Experiencing a marked increase in the amount I am worrying
    5. Finding it difficult to control the thoughts that are making me anxious
    6. Have recurring and excessive thoughts about a certain activity
    7. Having difficulty focusing on my work
    8. Feeling fearful towards a specific object or environment
    9. Getting nervous in social environments
    10. Have experienced a traumatic event and continued to think and dream about it
    11. Feeling fatigued easily
    12. Feeling symptoms like shortness of breath, tingling, trembling numbness, light-headedness, palpitations, etc. while stationary
    13. Experiencing issues falling asleep and/or staying asleep
    14. Eating lesser than usual
    15. Unable to or had problems when trying to relax at the end of the day

If you have scored between 0 and 5, you anxiety seems to be under control. If you have scored between 5 and 10, your anxiety is approximately average. If you have scored between10 and 15, you are highly inclined to being anxious. Learning techniques that lower your anxiety and help you cope with situations better are recommended.