Ogden VFW post to host seminar on PTSD

Ogden VFW post to host seminar on PTSD
Press Release

OGDEN - The Ogden Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1481 will host a free information seminar on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Tuesday, July 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people develop after being exposed to an event that caused or threatened serious harm or death. Although many military men and women returning from a combat area do suffer from PTSD, it is not a disorder exclusive to veterans.

So who gets it? Anyone can. PTSD affects children, women, and men of any age; about 5.2 million adults in any year. PTSD can be experienced immediately or have a delayed onset.

What causes PTSD? An overload to the nervous system through trauma or torture exposure; an extreme threat or disruption to life; repeated abuse or danger; seeing someone you care about die, near death or having their life threatened, can bring on PTSD. Rape or sexual attack, being shot at, natural disasters, a vehicle crash, kidnapping or having to fight for your life or the life of someone else are just a few potential severe emotional traumas that can bring on symptoms of PTSD.
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