PTSD Symptoms
True or False: The P in PTSD stands for "psychological"
False it stands for Post
Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems
True
90% people who survive trauma develop PTSD
False, 20-30% do
True or False: Anger is a symptom of PTSD
True, it is part of the hyperarousal symptom cluster
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
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
False- it means multiple traumas or ongoing trauma
True or False- You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt
True- it 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 from PTSD
False- some people do recover this way but some recover this way but some recover by focusing on the present