PTSD and Emotional Distress
Trauma-related distress, including flashbacks and hypervigilance, has specific patterns worth understanding.
What trauma-related distress can look like
Flashbacks, intense physiological reactions, avoidance, and hypervigilance are all common experiences.
In-the-moment coping
Grounding techniques are particularly effective for managing flashbacks and dissociative episodes as they occur.
Longer-term treatment
Trauma-focused therapies like EMDR and trauma-focused CBT are well-supported approaches for addressing root causes.
Calming essential oil set
Support self-soothe techniques.
This content offers general coping skills and educational information, not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional crisis support or therapy. If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or are in immediate danger, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line), or call 911 right now.