It is often helpful to be able to talk about the traumatic experience that causes you the nightmares or sleepless nights. PTSD became a big problem for a lot of war time veterans. Vietnam war caused a dramatic increase in the cases of PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. War is not the only cause of PTSD, it can be any traumatic stress such as abuse, rape, or other trauma such as domestic abuse or sexual abuse as a child. There are many possible causes for PTSD, all are serious if they interfere with everyday life.
Depression is often an accompanying illness and furthers the mental illness.
Treatment for PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Therapy and medication are the more popular form of treatment for PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. New medications are being introduced that are giving these people their lives back. Some Symptoms of PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can often be recognized by the nightmares and sleepless nights that they cause. PTSD can be devastating to the family as well, nightmares from a war veteran can become a reality for a family especially if the person refuses treatment or ignores the warning signs. Which is far to often the case because most PTSD sufferers feel that they are at fault for the illness and they should deal with it on their own.