Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Sometimes a person can have a terrible, traumatic experience, which can result in depression due to posttraumatic stress syndrome. This problem can stay with a person for many years and they sometimes do not know why they are having bouts of depression.
Here are some examples of this form of depression:
Soldiers who return home after fighting: This is a common form of posttraumatic stress syndrome. It was especially prevalent in Vietnam Veterans. This was partly due to the fact that many of the soldiers were very young men. It was also a very violent and nerve racking guerrilla war. Prison camps were some of the worst in history and left a lasting impression on the men who fought there.
Because of all these factors, there were many people suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome for many years who did not even know the cause of their depression and mental health problems. Only lately has this problem really been examined and understood.
Psychotherapy is often very beneficial to these patients as the traumatic events that triggered posttraumatic stress syndrome are usually suppressed and buried deep in their subconscious minds. Once these events are allowed to surface they can face them and resolve their problems. Often after treatment their depression is cured.
A horrific accident: An incident like 9/11 was very traumatic to watch let alone be there as a survivor. This cased many people to suffer from posttraumatic stress syndrome. Their minds suppressed the horrifying visions and experiences leading to depression and mental health problems.
A terrifying childhood experience: some of these incidents are the most dangerous of all. These experiences often lie suppressed in a person’s mind for many years and slowly eat away at their mental health. Depression is one of the side effects of this, in fact they are frequently suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome.
An incident seen on TV: In our violent age the TV daily shows us lurid events that can be very traumatic. Sometimes we are not aware of how deeply we have been affected. Added to this is the fact that the subconscious mind will suppress these unpleasant memories and we will not remember them. A feeling of depression and added mental health problems set in and it sometimes takes years for us to understand what is causing the problems.
It is always good to look into a depression that goes on for a prolonged time. If you let it go it may very likely get worse. With posttraumatic stress syndrome once the root of the problem is uncovered you will often get a permanent relief from depression.
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