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People often ask, how does PCT work?

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Because people with PTSD

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typically have more problems in their life day to day,

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because the symptoms create problems in their life,

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the way it works is to try to really focus in

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on what is causing problems, identifying the problems,

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getting better understanding of the problems,

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thinking about different solutions,

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different options that you might have.

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And in that way, by leading to better abilities

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to manage what's going on in your life,

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the issues that come up,

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it improves your functioning,

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and with functioning improved, it reduces stress,

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and with the stress reduced,

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essentially the quality of your life is improved.

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For example, sometimes folks recognize

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that they've been living in isolation.

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They've had problems with their relationships.

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Maybe they're not even really leaving their house

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and doing social activities.

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And if that is important to you,

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that's something you can talk about in your therapy.

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Really identify what the problem is.

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Is it that you're really just not leaving your house

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or you're only leaving your house

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at certain times or for certain things,

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or you're avoiding certain things.

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So this really helps you to identify the problem,

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tie it back to whether this has been a longstanding problem

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since your trauma,

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and really talk about ways to resolve that

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and problem solve around that.