Specific Phobias – Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Phobia is among the most common psychological disorders. It is an intensified fear of various objects or situations. It is a complex of psychological symptoms provoked by the experience of an extremely traumatic event.
People with specific phobias or strong irrational fears will actively try to avoid common places, situations, or objects that are somehow related to the event in question or can remind of it, even if there is no imminent threat or danger.
Victims of acts of violence, war veterans, and even survivors of natural or other disasters are vulnerable to post-traumatic stress response and may experience a psychological disorder. It manifests itself, above all, by repeatedly experiencing a traumatic event in thoughts, dreams, and fantasies, although these memories of a particular terrible event are partially disturbed.
Although it is common for people to have a slight fear (of the dark, of animals, of the storm, of being, of horror characters, and so on), they usually grow out of them at some point. Irrational fears are so great that they can disrupt daily routines and cause social isolation and mood disorders. In more severe cases, just thinking, mentioning, or displaying irrational fear can cause extreme discomfort and anxiety.
Manifestation:
• anxious,
• unreasonably vigilant,
• unable to focus and concentrate,
• begins to isolate itself from the surroundings,
• tends to give disproportionate panic or aggressive reactions.
Triggers:
• military conflict,
• natural disasters,
• serious accidents,
• terrorist attacks,
• violent deaths,
• rape,
• personal attacks of high emotional or physical intensity,
• any situations provoking fear, shock, horror, and helplessness.

Symptoms after a traumatic event can persist for months to years. They become an obstacle to returning to normal life and cause difficulties in personal or professional life. This disorder may not manifest itself immediately after the traumatic event, but also several years after it.

In post-traumatic stress disorder, one or more of the symptoms listed below are experienced again:
• decreased interest in life,
• experiencing destructive feelings in similar events,
• feelings of guilt.
• difficulties in concentration,
• difficulty falling asleep, possibly waking up and not being able to fall asleep again,
• moodiness
• irritability,
• outbursts of anger,
• nightmares
• frightening thoughts,
• sweating and shaking,
• refusing to discuss an event,
• inability to remember some aspects of the event,
• avoidance of situations and things reminiscent of a person or event,
• a sense of detachment and alienation from others,
• excessive vigilance against the potential danger