Residents of Connecticut who have been involved in dog attack incidents will sometimes be left with physical scars. However, chances are high that there will also be mental scars that need just as much care.
CNN iReport focused on the emotional damages from dog bites and how they could impact individuals. Sufferers can face a number of troubled thoughts and emotional disturbances after an attack, including:
Nightmares
Anxiety
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Fear of dogs
Agoraphobia
Generally speaking, these issues can occur in a person of any age, any gender, and any walk in life. They are all normal responses to someone dealing with high stress situations. Sometimes these issues may be temporary, but other times they can become long term problems that can severely impact someone’s life. A person’s ability to cope with stressful situations or traumatic events will have a large hand in determining how quickly they will be able to recover.
According to FindLaw, mental damages can be one of the things that a bite attack victim pursues financial compensation for. This will help cover costs of things like visits to a therapist or psychologist, or medications. These tools may help to alleviate some of the symptoms present after a dog bite in New Haven and can allow victims to start the healing process.
Victims of dog bite attacks deserve access to any tools that they might need to aid them in their healing journey. If medication and therapy for mental health are a necessity, then they should be just as accessible as hospital care for physical scars.
