Signs and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress

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• It is over a year since the event

• Events of the trauma replay themselves over and over

• Life looses meaning

• Sleep is disturbed, nightmares common

• Insomnia

• Sleeping exessively

• Eating too much, significantly overweight  

• Eating too little, losing weight or under weight 

• Poor nutrition affecting your health: teeth decay, anemia, ulcer

• You withdraw from enjoyable activities 

• Your emotions feel out of control or stifled 

• People feel out of sync with you, don't understand you

If you have 3 or more of these symptoms, chances are trauma memories are causing  problems in your life.​

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