HOW ARE PTSD NIGHTMARES DIFFERENT?

atomjackedinventory.gif (6128 bytes)PTSD nightmares are more repetitive and have minimal adaptive responses to threats arising within the dream.

atomjackedinventory.gif (6128 bytes)PTSD nightmares tend to be more emotionally intrusive and provoke anxiety.

atomjackedinventory.gif (6128 bytes)PTSD nightmares consistently repeat some aspect of the traumatic event regularly but many times with some elements changed or missing.

atomjackedinventory.gif (6128 bytes)Intolerable emotions and conflicts linked to the traumatic event continue to affect the individual’s psyche, but are banned from consciousness so they can persist in nightmares.

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Who Gets PTSD?     How Are PTSD Nightmares Different?     Reoccurences of PTSD Nightmare

Treatment for PTSD NIghtmares      Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) PTSD