Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
PTSD and Mental Illness
Now I have never been diagnosed with PTSD nor have I ever been in a war, but I do want to say that when I hear a loud noise or someone yells at me I usually get scared if its a sound that I am not used to or afraid of. If you don't know what PTSD is here is the Wikipedia article.
When you yell at someone or make a loud noise or do anything that would set a person with PTSD off you better be prepared to calm them down or you don't know what will happen next. People with PTSD are not dangerous or even docile if you know how to help them not go into their mania. They will tell you what sets them off and you should take the time to learn what they are and try to avoid them unless they want to do something to face their fears.
I slept at the skate park for fun and I met a man that has PTSD, he can be set off by any noise that he is not expecting. I did not respect his PTSD when I first started talking to him but the longer I talked to him I came to have a deep respect for the man. He talked about how he hopped rails with his service dog and how he met many people along the way and learned many things.
When you yell at someone or make a loud noise or do anything that would set a person with PTSD off you better be prepared to calm them down or you don't know what will happen next. People with PTSD are not dangerous or even docile if you know how to help them not go into their mania. They will tell you what sets them off and you should take the time to learn what they are and try to avoid them unless they want to do something to face their fears.
I slept at the skate park for fun and I met a man that has PTSD, he can be set off by any noise that he is not expecting. I did not respect his PTSD when I first started talking to him but the longer I talked to him I came to have a deep respect for the man. He talked about how he hopped rails with his service dog and how he met many people along the way and learned many things.
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