Movie Review - Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me – PTSD
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Reign Over Me illustrates a man named Charlie Fineman, who suffers from a psychological disorder,
post-traumatic stress disorder. He develops this disorder due to the scarring death of his wife and
children during the events of 9/11. The disorder had a serious toll on him that he forgets everyone and
everything of significance. After a reunion with his best friend, Alan Johnson. He guides him through
his recovery journey and aids with his grieving and loss.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event
that is beyond a typical stressor. Events that may lead to PTSD include, but are not limited to, violent
personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat, and other forms of violence.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 3.6% of the global population
has experienced PTSD in 2022. This translates to over 250 million people around the world who are
affected by this condition. The prevalence of delayed-onset PTSD is around 5.6% where diagnosis is
done after 6 months of dealing with the trauma. People showing a delayed onset were mostly veterans
and other professionals with earlier subclinical symptoms. The point prevalence of PTSD reduces
over time from 28.8% at one-month post-trauma to 17% at one-year post-trauma. This trend reverses
in people exposed to intentional traumas such as war and assault, rather than people exposed to non-
intentional traumas such as accidents and natural disasters, with rates increasing from 11.8% at one-
month post-trauma to 23.3% at one-year post-trauma after exposure to intentional traumas.
PTSD symptoms can vary in intensity over time. You may have more PTSD symptoms when you're
stressed in general, or when you come across reminders of what you went through. For example, you
may hear a car backfire and relive combat experiences. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may
start within one month of a traumatic event, but sometimes symptoms may not appear until years after
the event. These symptoms cause significant problems in social or work situations and in
relationships. They can also interfere with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks. PTSD
symptoms are generally grouped into four types: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in
thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions. Symptoms of intrusive
memories include Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event, reliving the
traumatic event as if it were happening again, upsetting dreams or nightmares about the traumatic
event, severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic
event. Symptoms of avoidance include trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event,
avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the traumatic event. Symptoms of negative
changes in thinking and mood include negative thoughts about yourself,other people or the world,
Hopelessness about the future, memory problems, including not remembering important aspects of the
traumatic event, difficulty maintaining close relationships, feeling detached from family and friends,
lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed. Symptoms of changes in physical and emotional
reactions also known as arousal symptoms include being easily startled or frightened, always being
on guard for danger, self-destructive behaviour like drinking too much or driving too fast, trouble
sleeping, trouble concentrating, irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behaviour, overwhelming
guilt or shame.
Post-traumatic stress disorder treatment can help you regain a sense of control over your life. The
primary treatment is psychotherapy, but can also include medication. Exposure therapy is a type
behavioural therapy helps you safely face both situations and memories that you find frightening so
that you can learn to cope with them effectively. Exposure therapy can be particularly helpful for
flashbacks and nightmares. Cognitive therapy is a type of talk therapy helps you recognize the ways
of thinking that are keeping you stuck, for example, negative beliefs about yourself and the risk of
traumatic things happening again. For PTSD, cognitive therapy often is used along with exposure
therapy. Several types of medications can help improve symptoms of PTSD, which
include Antidepressants and Anti-anxiety medications.
Andy Farr is a British artist based in Warwickshire, who paints people affected by
PTSD. He interviewed Mac, who suffered childhood abuse, and toward the end of
his therapy he himself as feeling like “A twisted rose, growing out of the dark into
the light, but still carrying the scars of his past”. The past cannot be undone or
erased from the memory, but it is possible for people to learn to accept and give
meaning to their experiences, and ultimately start to recover and grow. The previous
line empitomize a person’s the recovery journey from PTSD.
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