LiamTheHuman t1_j94powh wrote
Reply to comment by tamaoiah in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79
Personally I think the relationship is backwards to what you are implying. It's not that trauma causes anxiety disorders it's that people with anxiety problems are more likely to develop PTSD when exposed to trauma.
Lots of people experience traumatic experiences without developing PTSD so it seems like a result of some underlying pre-existing problem.
orange_fudge t1_j9502lx wrote
The science doesn’t support that view.
We are still learning about the relationship between trauma and PTSD or anxiety disorders. It is thought that the development of a disorder is influenced by what happens after the traumatic event. If a person has the agency to take action to protect themselves, and the opportunity to create meaning from the traumatic event (eg by spending time with people who make them feel safe, or speaking to a therapist) then PTSD is less likely to develop.
LiamTheHuman t1_j96cjlr wrote
That's interesting I had read the opposite, well that the science behind the direct of the relationship was unclear, would you be able to point me to some research showing that there is no underlying difference in emotional processing before trauma between someone who ends up with PTSD and someone who doesn't?
tamaoiah t1_j94qsdy wrote
I would love to read some studies that support this hypothesis specifically. Can you point me towards any?
LiamTheHuman t1_j96dv8i wrote
I've read more on it and people's ability to process strong emotions(like people with bpd) but I'm having trouble finding it right now. Here's an article I'll post more if I find it:
https://www.hiredpower.com/blog/why-are-some-people-more-vulnerable-to-ptsd-than-others/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005791614000226
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.576553/full
Because of the nature of the illness it is very difficult to prove the relationship one way or the other. Because of this I would say the science is not clear on the issue but there are good theories both ways.
pug_grama2 t1_j9519mg wrote
Everyone is born with a personality, and some people are more prone to anxiety than others. I know I am a born worrier.
Probably naturally anxious people are more likely to get PTSD after traumatic experiences ,but I'm sure it could happen to anyone after bad enough experiences.
LiamTheHuman t1_j96w1bh wrote
Ya probably that seems pretty in line with what I think too. Hopefully more studies are done to understand this issue better and how we can help people avoid it.
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