4 Ways PTSD Can Impact Your Daily Life
The effect that PTSD has on an individual’s life varies; however, it can become life-altering or even debilitating due to:
1. Intrusive Thoughts
Nightmares, flashbacks, and other intrusive thoughts can interfere with an individual’s ability to function during the day and sleep at night. These intrusions are difficult to predict and can leave individuals in psychological distress.
2. Avoidant Behavior and Actions
To avoid intrusive thoughts or flashbacks, individuals may avoid places, people, or situations that remind them of a traumatic event. Because the individual may close themselves off from others, it can increase feelings of isolation and fear.
3. Mood and Cognition Changes
PTSD can cause intense levels of guilt, shame, or fear, directed at the individual or others. This can lead to self-loathing and general distrust, affecting how individuals handle situations and relationships. PTSD can also affect cognitive function, causing memory lapses and decreased concentration ability.
4. Increased Reactivity
Past experiences may cause individuals with PTSD to become jumpy, quick to anger, or prone to reckless behavior. This constant state of alertness makes it challenging to relax in their surroundings, with the emotional outbursts affecting relationships and harmful behaviors potentially hurting themselves and others.
Treating PTSD Symptoms
Treatment plans for PTSD often involve prescription medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. If these are not as effective as planned, the individual and their physician may also incorporate interventional treatment modalities.
What to Know About dTMS Pasadena
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive procedure that regulates the neural activity in brain structures. Standard rTMS helps decrease symptoms of depression, and Deep TMS (dTMS) helps with additional forms of mental illness. One highly effective treatment is BrainsWay TMS Pasadena, which the FDA has cleared to help those with treatment-resistant
depression, anxious depression, and OCD.
Can BrainsWay TMS Pasadena Reduce PTSD Symptoms?
In addition to BrainsWay dTMS, the FDA has approved BrainsWay’s Theta Burst. This
three-minute treatment is proven to help those with treatment-resistant depression, anxious depression, and major depressive disorder. Although it is not specifically shown to treat symptoms of PTSD, promising results from a one-year clinical study found that BrainsWay’s Theta Burst treatment can be beneficial to those with PTSD.
dTMS Pasadena Treatments
At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, our goal is to support your long-term mental health. Please contact us to learn more about our interventional treatment modalities.