At some time in life, approximately 8% of us will experience a significant life event that will leave us traumatized. It will have shaken us and made us have symptoms of anxiety, made us remember the event repeatedly, and made us try to push the painful memory out of our minds. For some of us, this very painful memory will also be associated with grief and loss. No matter how strong we think we are, this kind of experience can shake us up and we all need help and support when we go through a traumatic experience like this. Professional help can help us resolve this trauma, whether the event was quite recent or if it was a long time ago. Post trauma reactions can be sneaky and come back even years later. If someone you know or if you yourself have had a traumatic experience, it is best to not just push it away. Some people may need to get professional intervention.

There are highly effective treatments that can rapidly treat post-traumatic stress disorder. There has been very good research on these treatments and they are readily available. It is good to know that those who have experienced these very painful and very difficult events can get this kind of help.