Do you have PTSD?

 

4 main symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

The 4 main common symptoms are:

  1. Reliving the traumatic event - i.e. flashbacks and/or nightmares

  2. Avoiding people or situations that remind you of the event

  3. Having increased negative thoughts and feelings

  4. Feeling on edge, jumpy, or hypervigilant

Other symptoms

You may also be trying to cope in unhealthy ways such as using drugs or alcohol and may experience other unwanted symptoms such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression, anger, mood swings, and more.

  1. For more information you can visit: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/print/understandingptsd_booklet.pdf

Note

You do not need to be diagnosed with PTSD to benefit from EMDR therapy. People experience many other non life-threatening traumas such as childhood neglect, verbal or emotional abuse, alcoholism in the family, witnessing domestic violence, growing up with parents getting divorced, etc. People with developmental trauma and having grown up with insecure attachment to primary caregivers can also greatly benefit from EMDR therapy.

If you’d like a thorough assessment or have any other questions, feel free to contact me. You no longer have to suffer and you’re not alone.