PTSD Self Test

                               Have you lived through a scary and dangerous event?
                                Put a check in the space next to any problems you have.

____ Sometimes, all of a sudden, I feel like it is happening all over again

                                         ____ I have intrusive thoughts, over and over again about what happened.

                                        ____ I feel edgy, unable to relax

                                       ____ I have nightmares and bad memories of the event

                                        ____ I feel irritable and angry

                                        ____ I am always looking/scanning to see if danger is just around the corner

                                                                               ____ I avoid places that remind me of the event

                                          ____ I am easily startled by loud noises or when something happens without
                                                     warning

                                        ____ I have a hard time trusting or feeling close to people

                                           ____I feel guilty because others died and l lived

                                          ____I have trouble focusing or concentrating

                                         ____Sometimes I think my life will end soon

What can you do?

Talk to your doctor and a trained trauma therapist about your experience.
G. Susan Rivers, LMFT, is a trauma therapist who can help you get your
life back. It’s time to break free from the barriers of the past.

You can feel better!