IntroductionLife presents many challenging obstacles that completely change the foundation of our very lives. Among these obstacles are situations that can be difficult to deal with. Everyone has a different way of dealing with these situations. Feeling nervous, tired, having difficulty sleeping, and having confused thought processes are all normal reactions to traumatic events. Usually these symptoms diminish over time and everyone returns to the life they had before the experience. However, when this is not the case, the individual is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is defined as a mental illness that involves exposure to trauma resulting in death or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual problems. violence. An event is classified as traumatic when it is frightening, overwhelming and causes a lot of distress. A traumatic event can range from crimes to wars and is often unexpected. The difference between PTSD and a normal response to trauma is the duration of symptoms someone experiences after the event. A normal trauma response includes the same symptoms as PTSD but lasts several days to several weeks, but they eventually subside. It is not unusual for people to experience these problems; It would be strange if they didn't. However, a normal response to trauma degenerates into PTSD when someone is stuck in that state for a long period of time. Symptoms do not diminish and individuals progressively begin to feel worse with each passing day. PTSD according to NumbersCanada in 2014 is estimated at 35,344,962; of that amount it has been studied that 1-3% experience some type of post-traumatic stress. In terms of the law… half of the document… information has been gathered and partnerships have been created, a great effort has been made to help Stacey overcome her PTSD.5. Action: Stacey's boss was the person who took action, he let her work behind the counter to feel safer and made sure he would do everything in his power to help her. Works Cited http://homewood.org/coming-to-homewood/ facilities http://www.helpguide.org/mental/post_traumatic_stress_disorder_symptoms_treatment.htm http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ccaps-spcca/ capra-eng.htm http://voices.yahoo.com/people - sofferenza-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-6486128.html http://www.healthnewstrack.com/health-news-2928.html http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder /#.U0tD-fldU-U http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/page6.htm#how_is_ptsd_assessedhttp://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Post-traumatic-stress-disorder/Pages/Causes.aspx