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Dr. Virginia Rockhill
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Motor Vehicle Accident Motor Vehicle Trauma can result after a motor vehicle accident in which the person re-experiences the event over and over, thereby preventing a return to normal emotional life. This is another example of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is a normal human response which is the result of a distressing experience a person had which involved the potential threat of death or to the physical or emotional integrity of that person or other people. Symptoms of fearfulness, helplessness, flashbacks (re-experiencing the trauma over and over), emotional numbness or detachment, sleep disorders, depression, hypervigilance, startle response, environmental stimuli which trigger feelings of fearfulness or panic, and irritability are some of the symptoms of PTSD. People I know who have experienced combat, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, motor vehicle accidents, work-related accidents, harassment or trauma, and medical trauma frequently seek help to overcome these symptoms of anxiety. PTSD is treatable. It is a delayed stress reaction in which a person has difficulty keeping the feelings associated with the traumatic event from the past out of his or her present feelings. Physical Abuse can be perpetrated by a parent to a child, a significant other to his or her partner, or anyone who is involved in a dependent relationship, including pets. There is never an excuse to engage in physical abuse; people who do so need to acknowledge they have issues from their own past and need to address those issues. The sooner they seek help, the sooner the abuse will end. I believe that abusers and victims of physical abuse alike can learn how to overcome the devastating effects of this problem and can stop the cycle of abuse in their own families. |
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