Health & Fitness
Does Parental Alienation Cause Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
Comparing Parental Alienation to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder proves that PAS is PTSD.
Parental Alienation is a form of psychological abuse that causes severe reactions to the targeted parent and the child(ren). These reactions range from mild to extreme. Below is a small list of the just some of the signs and symptoms I have seen.
- Uncontrollable rage and anger
- Constant Fear
- Constant anguish
- Paranoia
- Avoidance of the aggressor
- Avoidance of the children
- Substance abuse of all kinds
- Inability to think rationally
- Inability to control their emotions
- Distancing themselves from everyone around them
- Putting up walls to protect themselves
- Flunking school or life
- Obsessive Compulsive Issues
- Deviant behavior in the children
- Hyper vigilance/Burying themselves in school or work
- Panic attacks
- Nightmares
- Over-exaggerated responses to stimuli
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD involves extreme responses to traumatic events that a person has either witnessed or been part of. A person with PTSD can have acute, chronic or delayed onset of the following signs and symptoms.
- paranoia
- scared
- panic attacks
- uncontrollable crying
- inability to think clearly,
- anger
- fear
- hatred
- rage
- uncontrollable fight and flight responses
- reoccurring thoughts or dreams of the event
- extreme depression
- exaggerated emotional responses
- irritability
- substance abuse
- insomnia, excessive sleep
- nightmares
- heightened attention and reactions
- inability to concentrate, or finish a task
When you look at these two lists, it is easy to see why PAS is PTSD. And why we must classify PAS as a form of psychological abuse.
