Intro (Skit)

[00:00.00] It's not uncommon when people come in, for them to describe to us
[00:03.47] That they've been experiencing a typical behavior
[00:06.03] They've been behaving badly, um, acting in ways that aren't like themselves
[00:10.10] Um, and this is not so uncommon with post-traumatic stress disorder
[00:13.27] And there's a number of reasons why
[00:15.45] First of all, people with PTSD often have, um, hyper-arousal
[00:19.32] It's a hallmark symptom with PTSD
[00:21.70] Um, where they've been in a dangerous situation once and their body is on red alert
[00:26.05] Waiting for something else to happen
[00:27.61] And so it's constantly scanning for threats in the environment
[00:31.07] And people with post-traumatic stress symptoms
[00:33.41] Often attempt to take care of their problems on their own
[00:36.87] First by avoiding what reminds them of their trauma
[00:40.08] Um, but if that isn't working, well, people drink
[00:43.99] Uh, they use substances, they misuse substances as a way of coping
[00:48.27] When we misuse substances, um, people often behave badly, right?
[00:52.60] They get involved in activities that they shouldn't be
[00:56.03] If enough of that happens, often a spouse or child or significant other parent will say
[01:00.51] "Hey, you really need to change your behavior
[01:03.11] Or I'm not gonna stick around any longer"
[01:05.48] We frequently hear, uh, people come in and say to us, or their family and friends tell us
[01:11.21] "Um, the person just doesn't seem like themselves
[01:13.95] And doesn't feel like themselves"
[01:15.65] And that could be an indicator that you might need help
[01:18.85] Um, it's common after trauma to feel out of sorts, to be having trouble sleeping
[01:24.65] Um, and those symptoms sometimes go away on their own, but often they do not
[01:29.68] And when they don't, um, we're here to help
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