This section will not attempt to define PTSD or to give methods of treatment. That topic has been handled sufficiently elsewhere. We are going to give examples in this section of signs of PTSD, and reactions to the disorder by people, by caregivers, and by those who suffer from it.

The rules are clear:

• Keep your head. Stay calm
• Maintain life as much as possible as much as before, or you will deteriorate
• Don't let others know about your crisis. Only you should know about the problem
• That does not mean that you should not share it with selected, trusted people
• These rules apply even in serious cases, such as when a rebellious child leaves home