You may have heard about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). But what’s PTS?

PTS is simply post-traumatic stress; it’s not a medical disorder. Most people with PTS never end up developing the disorder (PTSD).

Unlike post-traumatic stress, the disorder is a lot more severe. It can take a toll on a person’s mental and emotional health in the long run. In this blog, we’ll offer more insight into the differences between PTS and PTSD.

1. Severity

As stated earlier, PTS and PTSD have varying degrees of severity. When a stressful event occurs, it shakes everyone up. For some people, the effects are more intense. However, they’re still able to recover and feel better along the way. This is PTS. It’s stress: serious but still something that can be overcome.

PTSD, on the other hand, is more severe as regular de-stressing and calming strategies don’t work. Intervention in the form of therapy, counseling, or psychiatric evaluation may be necessary. Hypnosis can also be extremely effective in treating both PTS and PTSD. With the latter, however, hypnosis should be combined with other forms of treatment for efficacy purposes.

2. Duration

PTS lasts for a couple of days or weeks at best. PTSD, on the other hand, persists for a lot longer. The person may struggle with their trauma for months, years, or even decades. They may get flashbacks and get triggered by objects, people, events, and circumstances that remind them of their trauma.

3. Sensitivity

People with PTSD are a lot more sensitive than those with PTS. They may feel jumpy and get easily started with a slight touch. Loud noises may scare them. Similarly, darkness can be very unsettling for them. People have different triggers based on the traumatic experience(s) they’ve had in the past.

While people with PTS are also sensitive, the magnitude of their sensitivity is a lot less. It’s also easier for them to recover and heal from the trauma. Contrarily, PTSD may require years and decades of trauma therapy and counseling or hypnosis.

In both cases of PTS and PTSD, the victims should be supported and given the space and time they need to heal. Their friends and family must be there for them and show them that they’re safe, supported, and loved.

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