pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive wasting disease (8 of 47 words, pronunciation) oxforddictionariesâ.comâ/definitionâ/englishâ/phthisis. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body. | Tuberculosis of the lungs.
The symptoms of PTSD are irritability, violent outbursts, trouble in school or in social situations, flashbacks (re-experiencing the traumatic event, over and over again), losing touch with reality, and reenacting the event for periods of time.
PTSD symptoms seem to be worse if they were triggered deliberately by another person, as in a mugging or rape. Most PTSD sufferers repeatedly relive the trauma in their thoughts during the day and in nightmares when they sleep. These are called flashbacks.