PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) is essentially an anxiety disorder. It develops in response to traumatic or life-threatening experiences such as war, sexual assault, accidents, or natural disasters. The pandemic experience has resulted in PTSD-related symptoms for many individuals.

Some symptoms of PTSD include:

• Emotional Symptoms: anxiety, anger, depression, irritability, sadness
• Physical Symptoms: tiredness, increased perspiration, high or low blood pressure, trouble digesting food

Helpful PTSD Resources can be found at the following links:

COVID-19

• COVID-19: Warning Signs of PTSD from COVID-19
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upY8keSCBeY
• Director’s Second Amended Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating
  • https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/rev-2nd-final-amended-do-soc-dist-remove-face-cover-21.pdf
• 5 Difficult Conversations Due to COVID-19 and How to Handle Them
  • https://sbshrs.adpinfo.com/blog/5-difficult-conversations-due-to-covid-19-and-how-to-handle-them

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

• https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder

PTSD Alliance (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)

• http://www.ptsdalliance.org/about-ptsd/