Orlando, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/31/2016 -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition usually suffered by individuals who have experienced a serious trauma. It could be a life-threatening assault that makes a sufferer feel intense helplessness, horror, or fear. There are therapies and medications that are helpful to sufferers. However, there is a natural alternative that is believed to fight the condition.
Omega-3 fats may potentially help deter PTSD. The symptoms of this condition often develop several months or years after the traumatic incident. Traumatic experiences can come in many forms, such as rape, torture, life-threatening assault, or severe accident.
"The good news is that fish oil supplements, which contain high levels of omega-3 fats, are believed to be helpful to sufferers," said VitaBreeze Supplements spokesperson, Michelle O'Sullivan.
According to research, 3 out of 100 people may develop the condition at some stage in life. This estimate is based on the survey conducted in England's general population. Firefighters, teenagers who survived a car crash, rape victims, and prisoners of war are usually susceptible to the condition.
There are also risk factors that make people prone to developing PTSD. Individuals who previously suffered from mental problems, are uneducated, have a family history of mental illness, and who come from a poor background are highly at risk.
Individuals who suffer from PTSD may experience symptoms such as having recurring thoughts, dreams, images, memories, or flashbacks of the traumatic experience. Distress that results from the sufferer's attempt to avoid thoughts, places, activities, people, or any reminder of the trauma is also considered a symptom.
PTSD can be extremely troublesome, mainly because sufferers often feel pessimistic and detached from others. They can have difficulties getting some sleep and in concentrating. Sufferers may also tend to be unreasonably, increasingly vigilant and easily startled.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and counseling group therapy are just some of the methods used to help PTSD sufferers. There are also antidepressant medicines and mood stabilizers available for the condition. Recently, the U.S. military demonstrated its interest in the potential effects of fish oil supplements in the treatment of traumatic brain injury.
The results revealed that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation has the potential ability to reduce PTSD symptoms immediately after the trauma or accidental injury. It was also found that those with low DHA blood levels were more susceptible to developing PTSD. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fat that is popularized by the therapeutic benefits it offers.
Fish oil supplements are widely popular nowadays as an alternative to fish consumption. Fish oil supplements are believed to have higher concentrations of omega-3 fats such as DHA and EPA (http://amazon.com/omega-3-fatty-acids/dp/B00O8NS20K).
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