(Intro skit) - D-Block Europe

It’s not uncommon when people come in for them to describe to us that they’ve

been experiencing atypical behaviour

They’ve been acting badly, erm, acting in ways that aren’t like themselves

Erm, and this is not uncommon for post-traumatic stress disorder and there’s a

number of reasons why

First of all people with PTSD often have, erm, hyperarousal

It’s a hallmark system with PTSD

Where they’ve been in a dangerous situation once and their body is on red alert

waiting for something else to happen

And so it’s constantly scanning for threats in the environment

People with post-traumatic stress symptoms often attempt to take care of their

problems on their own

First by avoiding what reminds them of their trauma

Erm, but if that isn’t working well people drink

Erm, they use substances, they misuse substances as a way of coping

When we misuse substances, erm, people often behave badly

They get involved in activities that they shouldn’t be

If enough of that happens, often a spouse or child or significant other parent

will say «Hey you really need to change your behaviour»

Or «I'm not gonna stick around any longer»

We frequently hear, erm, people come in and say to us or their family and

friends tell us, erm, the person just doesn’t seem like themselves and doesn’t

feel like themselves

And that could be an indicator that you might need help

Erm, it’s common after trauma to feel out of sorts, to be having trouble

sleeping

Erm, and those symptoms sometimes go away on their own but often they do not

And when they don’t, erm, we’re here to help