PTSD Symptoms
The "P" in PTSD stands for psychological.
FALSE - stands for POST.
Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems.
TRUE
90% of people who develop trauma, develop PTSD.
FALSE - 20-30% do.
Anger is a symptom of PTSD.
TRUE - it is part of the hyper-arousal symptom cluster.
It is best to work on being substance free before working on trauma issues.
FALSE - but it is best to address them both at the same time from the beginning.
People don't ever recover from PTSD, they just get better at dealing with it.
FALSE - people do recover from PTSD.
People who have PTSD always remember the details of the trauma.
FALSE - many people do not.
Substance abuse makes you more vulnerable to further trauma.
TRUE
Complex trauma means the trauma is complicated and hard to explain.
FALSE - it means multiple trauma's or ongoing trauma.
You can develop PTSD from watching another person get hurt.
TRUE - doesn't have to happen to you directly.
For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first.
FALSE - PTSD comes first 2/3 of the time.
You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover in order to recover from PTSD.
FALSE - some do recover this way, but some recover by focusing on the present.