anxiety. When your world has turned upside down, your emotions need time to process the impact. This is a part of life, and it’s natural to be traumatized after events like environmental disasters, sudden illness, violence/abuse, or life-threatening accidents.
But at some point, we start to wonder if a normal range of anxiety has become a prolonged state of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Anxiety is your body’s “fight or flight” response to danger.
The bodily sensations of heart palpitations, sweating, decreased appetite, and increased blood pressure are nature’s way of helping you escape from a harmful situation.
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