What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -PTSD

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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER -PTSD Meaning

PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, refers to the type of stressful state of mind in a person who has experienced some scary or dangerous.¹

Almost everyone goes through a range of reactions after being exposed to a traumatic event, but mostly people recover from initial symptoms in some time. May people continue to experience these reactions and they may be having PTSD. PTSD leads to people feeling frightened even when not in any dangerous situations.¹

In Ayurveda Post traumatic stress can be correlated with symptoms of ‘bhayaj unmad’ and Shokaja Unmada.²

As per Ayurveda, inappropriate dietary habits such as Adhvashana (Improper foods) and Vishamashana (Opposing foods) may cause Vishada (Mental lethargy) resulting out of Pragya-paradha (mistakes of the intellect/mind). These mistakes are referred to as - lack of self-control over eating and greediness in food habits. Conditions of the mind such as Duhkha (Despair)- that is produced due to loss of beloved one or any financial or social loss; Bhaya (fear), Irshya (jealousy), Dainya (timidity), Lobha (greed), Chinta (worry),Krodha (anger) may lead to Vishada (Mental lethargy).²

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