Search for meaning in the disaster. More than three months of inability to adjust to common stresses in their life like marriage, divorce, moving, job, or menopause. When the stress is removed, or adapted to, things return to normal. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Inability to adjust to traumatic events, like combat. Re-experiencing the traumatic event.
Much energy is spent of fending off painful thoughts.
Painful memories and nightmares. Hyperalertness, an exaggerated startled response. Depression, restlessness, irritability. Poor concentration, impulsive behavior. Dissociative Disorders Similar stressors, and situations can elicit the opposite reactions in people.