PTSD Compensation Claims

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a lasting mental disorder that happens when you experience an extremely distressing event or period of time in your life. Some brief examples of this might include:

• Witnessing or being involved in a serious accident
• Being the victim of physical or sexual assault
• Being exposed to traumatic events through a serious event at work
• Being the victim of childhood or domestic abuse
• Serving in the military or police

At AWH Solicitors we can help you with your PTSD claim so you can get awarded the compensation you deserve.

Those who work in the armed forces, the police force, or the emergency services are all at a higher risk of developing PTSD and are able to make a claim if their employer has or is not providing the correct support and mechanisms for this to be managed effectively or avoided.

Whilst it is understood that these types of jobs place you at a higher risk of developing PTSD, an employer should provide in-depth training, counselling or programmes to assist in avoiding it as best as possible.

Get in touch with our expert PTSD compensation claims solicitors to find out if you can claim.

PTSD symptoms fall into three main categories. These are re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyper-arousal. If you are suffering from PTSD, get in touch and find out if you can make a PTSD compensation claim.

Re-experiencing

Re-experiencing is the most common symptom that you suffer when you have PTSD. It is when your mind unexpectedly returns to the situation and feelings that have caused your original trauma. This can happen in multiple ways, such as:

• Flashbacks
• Nightmares
• Repeated and distressing images or sensations
• Physical sensations, such as pain, sweating, sickness or shaking

In some cases, you might experience unpleasant feelings of shame and guilt because you mistakenly think that you could have done something to stop this traumatic situation being forced on you.

Avoidance

If you have been the focus of extreme trauma, you may try and avoid it both mentally and also in your day-to-day interactions. You might avoid talking to certain people or going to places that would remind you of the event or time in your life. You may even shut off trying to experience any emotions at all, because then you won’t have to experience any bad ones.

Hyper-arousal

Hyper-arousal is the feeling of being completely unable to relax, and constantly being ‘on edge’. You might feel like you are constantly aware of threats, and very sensitive to your surroundings. Hyper-arousal can often lead to:

• Irritability
• Unreasonable anger
• Problems with sleep
• Difficulty concentrating