Getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the best way to process your trauma and regain a sense of purpose and control in your life.  PTSD is usually treated with psychotherapy, medication, or a combination of the two.   Your therapist may suggest private therapy, group therapy, or a mix of the two. The most common and effective types of psychotherapy used to treat PTSD are:   ● Cognitive. In which you learn to address the patterns of thinking that are negatively affecting you and use specific mental tools in order to change them. ● Exposure. In which you face triggering situations and memories in a safe, controlled environment so you can learn to cope with them effectively. ● Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). This combines specific guided eye movement with exposure therapy to change how you react to certain stimuli.   Medication may also be prescribed to help you manage and/or improve your symptoms. This may include antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, and pills like Prazosin which can act as dream/nightmare suppressants.   Treatment will help to teach you healthy coping skills, how to combat symptoms, and how to best set yourself up for success in the future. It can also help you to address any coinciding mental or physical issues that may be happening alongside your PTSD. You and your mental health professional can discuss what type of therapy or combination of therapies will work best for your unique case.