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How Long Does it Take for Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress to Appear?

Is it instant, or can it take a while before it begins to cause a problem? sources on where you got your information or where i could find more information would be wonderful, thank you.

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4 Responses to “How Long Does it Take for Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress to Appear?”

  1. Raptor on January 8th, 2009 9:50 am

    It depends how long last the shock.
    The appearance of PTSD could be after few minutes or even few years.

  2. Hope on January 9th, 2009 12:56 am

    some people respond immediately to trauma they experience, and with this reaction, are tell-tale symptoms of PTSD

    Other people react days or weeks later when the realization of what happened sinks-in.

    Yet others may not react with PTSD symptoms until years later, when faced with some additional or similar form of stress. This can be a part of Dissociative disorders, where the person’s memory of an event, and emotional reaction to that event do not surface until years after the event.

  3. just asking on January 11th, 2009 2:41 pm

    Any type of stress starts with the mind not being able to cope. Then comes the symptoms… I suggest you see a professional simply because the symptoms are unique for every person. Yes there are similarities but never is two cases identical. The time frame you are looking for depends on the type personality and the actual event causing the stress.

  4. pechinrules on January 13th, 2009 10:47 am

    Right after you walk away from this:

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