Do I have PTSD from COVID?

Addressing trauma caused by COVID.

Before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be identified, you have to understand what it means. Generally speaking, PTSD occurs when a child or adult has an experience which they consider traumatic. This need not be something that happens to you directly, and may in fact be something you witness. The symptoms of PTSD can be different in each individual case.

Now think about all that we have endured during COVID.  Being locked inside our houses, watching on TV how people are dying simply because they visited with a family member, being afraid to hug their grandparent because they are afraid to kill them, and other traumatic experiences that we have experienced with COVID.

While we couldn’t possibly list all variables in the symptoms one could experience, we can mention a few that are particularly common to PTSD patients. These include insomnia, irritability, problems concentrating, being easily startled, thinking about the event during the day, having nightmares about the event, experiencing stress when reminded of the event, feelings of detachment, and the inability to have loving feelings.

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms on a regular basis, you may want to talk to a therapist to find out if PTSD is the issue. Keep in mind that you don’t have to be experiencing all of the above symptoms to be suffering from PTSD. A therapist will be able to deliver a proper diagnosis after a consultation with you.

How is PTSD treated? Treatment can actually work very well depending on the support you receive and the level of trauma experienced. If you want to know more about treatment options, please refer to my blog post entitled, “How Do I Get through a Trauma”, check out “LongBeachTherapy.com/EMDR”. and consider giving us a call (562-310-9741) to set up an appointment so that when COVID is over, you can get back to your life with as few road blocks as possible.