Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and disturbing experience. This emotionally shocking experience can occur as a result of experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event that involved actual or
threatened death or serious injury.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can lead to;

• Feeling of guilt
• Hypervigilance to threat
• Difficulty remembering things and poor concentration
• Lack of emotional responsiveness
• Extreme anger towards one’s self or other people
• Shock
• Denying that the accident really happened
• The accident keeps repeating on one’s mind
• Unreasonable irritability
• Recurring nightmares

Although these emotions are common after a traumatic incident, a high level of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can prevent sufferers from a creating social bond with other people, and prevent them from living a normal life.

Seeking Legal Advice

If you have been a victim of post-traumatic stress disorder either at your workplace, or in public or private property, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact our Personal Injury Solicitor today on 1800 54 54 54 or email us at litigationteam@hoc.ie to discuss the legal remedies available.