What we treat
Support for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Surrey
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder triggered after a terrifying event (either experienced or witnessed). Many people will relive the trauma through flashbacks and nightmares, and may expeirence feelings of guilt, shame, or insomnia, often leading to isolation.
Getting effective treatment can be critical in reducing symptoms and improving your ability to function day-to-day.
If you are aged 17 and over, and registered with a GP in Surrey, you can self-refer for free typed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) without needing to see your GP first.
Symptoms of PTSD
Your experience of PTSD is unique to you. You may be affected differently to someone else, even when you’ve witnessed or suffered a similar type of trauma. But generally, the specific symptoms of PTSD fall into the following categories:
- Nausea, trembling, pain, sweating
- Hyperarousal
- Feeling physically numb or detached from your body
- Trouble sleeping
- Reliving aspects of the traumatic event – recurrent, unwanted flashbacks
- Hypervigilance
- Repetitive and distressing images or sensations
- Upsetting dreams or nightmares about what happened
- Memory problems, including not remembering important aspects of the traumatic event
- Trouble concentrating
- Being easily startled or frightened
- Always being on guard for danger
- Anxiety
- Irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behaviour
- Shame or guilt
- Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event
- Negative thoughts about yourself, other people or the world
- Hopelessness about the future
- Irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior
- Overwhelming guilt or shame
- Feeling detached from family and friends
- Lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed
- Avoiding talking about the experience
- Attempts to self-soothe, for example through alcohol or drug use
- Avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the traumatic event
What people say
We’ve helped thousands of people feel better. Here are their stories of recovery and growth.
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CBT has helped me become much more self aware in many areas of my life, over and above the difficulty that prompted me to apply, so even though sessions have ended I use what I have learned to help me navigate life every single day. Do try this. It may not be for everyone but you may be surprised how much it can help you and even change your life!
I cannot praise ieso highly enough... I have learnt so much and have many tools that I can now use to remind me of all I have learnt. You need to, and are expected to, put in effort to try and help yourself, along with so much help, empathy and kindness from your therapist.
Following instructions, I started exercises and after two or three sessions started to feel the benefit. All I can say is, give it a go, it can't make you feel worse only better.
After 12 sessions with my amazing therapist I left with a variety of tools to help me manage my anxieties going forward. It’s helped me more than I thought and I have a strong well-being plan in place for the future.
I found the format - online text based - very easy to do and clarifying. The structure of the sessions enabled me to better frame my issues, understand my behaviour and find new ways to behave.
I could download the whole therapy session afterwards to re-read it and think about it. I had a good number of sessions and felt at the end that I had made real positive progress!
Supporting people in Surrey
ieso is working in partnership with the NHS Talking Therapies in Surrey providing free and confidential talking therapy to adults aged 17 and over across Surrey. It’s quick and easy to access our service, with no need to see your GP first.
Simply click on the Self-refer button to answer a few questions via our online referral chat, and you can have your first session within days.