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Traumatic Stress Symptoms

6/24/2014

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These symptoms are in no particular order...

  • loss of a sense of the future - hopelessness
  • shame and worthlessness
  • little or no memories
  • nightmares - flashbacks
  • hypervigilance - mistrust
  • generalized anxiety - panic attacks
  • chronic pain - headaches
  • substance abuse - eating disorders
  • feeling unreal or out of body
  • self-destructive behaviour
  • loss of sense of "who I am"
  • avoidance - isolation
  • detached - dissociated
  • intrusive memories
  • depression
  • irritability
  • loss of interest
  • numbing
  • decreased concentration
  • insomnia
  • emotional overwhelm

This information comes to you from the PTSD support group I attended through the London Health Sciences Centre. I would also like to remind you that this information is for your entertainment, informational and educational purpose only. Please do not self-diagnose using this information. If you have any questions about what you read here please speak with your doctor and/or treatment team. This information has been re-typed exactly as provided in the handout.
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