The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms

by Williams, Mary Beth; Poijula, Soili

• ISBN13: 9781572242821
• ISBN10: 1572242825
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extremely debilitating anxiety disorder that can occur after exposure to a terrifying event. Sufferers of PTSD can include combat veterans and those who witness crimes, natural disasters or accidents. Symptoms range from emotional numbness and sleep disturbance to depression, anxiety and irritability.This workbook includes proven techniques to conquer trauma-related symptoms. Learning about PTSD increases readers' comfort levels, allowing them to proceed through the exercises and eventually overcome their disorder.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(2)
A Look at Trauma: Simple and Complex	3	(22)
Before Doing the Work: Safety, Security, and Intention	25	(16)
Identifying and Writing about What Has Happened to You	41	(8)
Helping Yourself When You Reexperience a Trauma	49	(20)
Coping with Trauma with Less Avoidance and Denial	69	(10)
The Physical Side of PTSD	79	(26)
Dealing with Associated Symptoms of PTSD: Guilt, Survivor Guilt, Shame, and Loss	105	(18)
Difficulty Regulating Emotion (Complex PTSD, Category 1)	123	(22)
Alterations in Attention or Consciousness: Dealing with Dissociation and Traumatic Amnesia (Complex PTSD, Category2)	145	(6)
Somatization: How Trauma Impacts Your Body (Complex PTSD, Category 3)	151	(4)
How Trauma Impacts the Way You View Yourself (Complex PTSD, Category 4)	155	(18)
Dealing with Your Perpetrators (Complex PTSD, Category 5)	173	(4)
Alterations in Your Relationships with Others (Complex PTSD, Category 6)	177	(20)
Finding Meaning (Complex PTSD Category7)	197	(12)
Final Thoughts and Exercises	209	(14)
Complex PTSD Questionnaire for Trauma Survivors	223	(8)
Resources	231	(2)
References	233