Originally Answered: What personality disorders are common in children with narcissistic parents? Narcissism is contagious, psychologically speaking, so the child of narcissistic parents can end up entangled in the parentsâ predicament.
PTSD facts. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that was first formally diagnosed in soldiers and war veterans and is usually caused by terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experiences but can also be caused by devastating life events like unemployment or divorce.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that can occur after living through or seeing a dangerous event. It can also occur after a sudden traumatic event. You can start having PTSD symptoms right after the event. Or symptoms can develop months or even years later.