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If I knew what I know now, back years ago when things happened too me, I would have been more open to getting things that happened on operations of my chest through professional help. What I want to highlight for everyone here I guess, and those that read here, is that immediate help is required after a traumatic event, with progressive ongoing counselling, for years even, after the event, to help lessen the chances of obtaining PTSD.
It is factual that PTSD often occurs from those who suffer trauma, and hide it from the world, thus making the effect much worse within themselves and developing PTSD. Don't get me wrong, even talking about it, you can still get PTSD, but the chances are less.
What made me stress this point I guess, is reading a piece on employee's who are unwilling victims in shop crime.
It is factual that PTSD often occurs from those who suffer trauma, and hide it from the world, thus making the effect much worse within themselves and developing PTSD. Don't get me wrong, even talking about it, you can still get PTSD, but the chances are less.
What made me stress this point I guess, is reading a piece on employee's who are unwilling victims in shop crime.
This is real stuff, real pain, real suffering, all of which can manifest into PTSD, and once you have it, you can't get rid of it I'm afraid. I hope people find this, read it, and really take notice, that if they have suffered trauma in the past, get counselling just to chat about it, and if its nothing, the counsellor will let you go with little to no more sessions. There is no time limit on the development of PTSD. It could be months after the event, years or decades.At least four robberies in the Chatsworth area in the past week - one at a school and two at restaurants at Chatsworth Centre - have made some employees too frightened to go back to work.
According to police spokeswoman Supt Danelia Veldhuizen, five armed men entered Pinewood Primary School through a hole in the fence on Wednesday and held up three teachers and the principal before fleeing.
She also confirmed that, on the same day, nine armed men had robbed fast food outlets Chicken Licken and Something Fishy, at Chatsworth Centre. Last Saturday the store Bargain Man had been robbed by five armed men, one of whom had been arrested, she said.
The manager of one of the robbed stores said as many as five of his staff had not returned to work since Wednesday's hold-up.
"One (of them did return) today but broke down during the course of the day and resigned," he said. "My shop is not the only one where this is happening."
According to Chatsworth psychologist and counsellor Chris Venketsamy, the abnormally high crime rate caused victims to be gripped by a psychosis of fear.
"Quite often the victim manifests . . . nervousness (and) anxiety and goes through lots of anger as they feel their rights have been violated.
"If victims are not treated (by a professional), the symptoms become chronic and they suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)."
Source: Sunday Tribune