Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
An anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened.
Depending on how much your anxiety is effecting your life, you may want to consider counseling and other treatment options.
In her own words: living with post-traumatic stress disorder
Read about Sandra's lingering anxiety after a rape at gunpoint.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/
American Counseling Association
800-326-2642
http://www.counseling.org/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
