PTSD Symptoms
Links between PTSD and substances
PTSD Facts
125

True or False: 

The P in PTSD stands for psychological

False, it stands for... 

125

True or False:

Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems

True

125

True or False:

90% people who survive trauma develop PTSD

False, 

20-30 percent do

250

True or False:

Anger is a symptom of PTSD

True! 

It is part of the hyperarousal symptom cluster


250

True or False:

It is best to work on becoming substance free before working on trauma issues

False, 

It is best to address both at the same time from the start

250

True or False:

People don't ever recover from PTSD, they just get better at dealing with it

False, 

People do recover! 

375

True or False:

People who have PTSD always remember the details of the trauma 

False, 

Many people do not 

375

True or False:

Substance abuse makes you more vulnerable to trauma

True

375

True or False:

Complex trauma means the trauma is more complicated and hard to explain

False, 

It means multiple traumas or ongoing traumas

500

True or False:

You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt

True, 

It doesn't have to happen to you directly

500

True or False:

For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first

False, 

PTSD comes first 2/3 of the time 

500

True or False:

You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover from PTSD

False, 

Some people don recover this way but some recover by focusing on the present

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