Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that develops in response to traumatic experiences, resulting in symptoms including such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, and a current sense of threat. The Psychology Tools For Overcoming PTSD Audio Collection offers a structured series of exercises designed to help clients manage these symptoms effectively.

Trauma memories are easily triggered by external stimuli, leading to re-experiencing the trauma as if it’s happening again. Stimulus Discrimination helps break the link between present triggers and past trauma memories by helping individuals notice differences between their past trauma and present realities. This technique aids in placing memories in the past where they belong, and which can reduce the frequency of flashbacks as well as fostering a sense of safety in the present.