It involves the inability to cope with one s feelings over a traumatic event. This is not a serious mental illness. Though it s categorized as a mental illness, one should not be mislead into thinking that it truly is such. These people are not disturbed in their thinking and are responsible for their mental functioning, as well as their actions. It s characterized by reliving the event over and over again.
Some people turn to alcohol or working long hours to escape having to think about the event.
This merely delays the onset of the symptoms. This is obviously closely related to workaholism, although it is not the only cause of such. Often, these people are looking for an escape, and in working they find one. Individuals will suffer from nightmares and flashbacks, during which they lose touch with reality as they relive the event. Often they will try anything to avoid doing things that remind them of what happened.