The voice within

It's human nature to get frightened after an injury. Likewise, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a type of mental illness that affects some people due to their traumatic injury. It can occur at any age, from childhood to old age.It's a psychiatric issue which is common yet unrecognized in many patients. Image source: google images for PTSD The reason or cause for PTSD are several. Events such as threatened death or violent death, intense fear, torture, helplessness, witnessing or being a victim of natural calamities, lack of support from family/friends after a surgery are a few causes for PTSD to occur. Many patients who suffer from orthopedic trauma develop symptoms of PTSD too. It occurs even after the wound is healed/healing. It is also commonly seen in Veterans and soldiers  after a war. The symptoms for PTSD may include intrusion symptoms such as disturbed sleep, dreams related to the traumatic experience.Without proper treatment, lack of support from the peop