trauma

Contributed by Irene Watson

PTSD an Overview

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder not a weakness. In simple terms, PTSD is a consequence of exposure to an extremely traumatic or stressful life event. The event can be acute, such as a serious life-threatening accident or natural disaster, or it can be chronic, such as with childhood abuse and neglect or military combat.

It is believed that as many as one-third of people, who have been exposed to some level of trauma, either personally or by witness, develop PTSD at some point following the traumatic event.

The most common symptoms usually manifest within the first 3 months after the traumatic event but it is not entirely uncommon for symptoms to appear months or even years after the event; symptoms include but are not limited to the following:

1. intrusive and obsessive thoughts
2. re-experiencing the trauma through nightmares and/or flashbacks

In part one, I introduced the auto-immune disease, Psoriasis, and listed the 59 chemicals that could irritate skin or worsen psoriasis. In this part, let's take a look at 9 other things that psoriasis sufferers should know - the natural alternative treatments for Psoriasis!

2.Next, get outdoors more often!



Present in natural sunlight, ultraviolet light B (UVB) penetrates the skin and slows the abnormally rapid growth of skin cells associated with psoriasis. Helps to create your natural Vitamin D. 5 to 15 minutes walk outdoors will do. Vitamin D alternative