PTSD Symptoms
Links between PTSD & Substance Abuse
PTSD Facts
100

The "P" in PTSD stands for "psychological"

False - it stands for Post 

100

True or false - Having PTSD makes you more likely to develop substance abuse problems

True 

100

True or False - 90% of people who survive trauma develop PTSD 

False - 20-30% develop PTSD 
200

True or false - Anger is a symptom of PTSD 

True

200

True or False - It is best to work on becoming substance free before working on trauma issues 

False - it is best to work on both at the same time from the beginning 

200
True or False - People don't ever recover form PTSD they just get better at dealing with it 

False - people do recover from PTSD 

300

People who have PTSD always remember the details of the trauma

False - many people do not 

300

True or False - Substance abuse make you more vulnerable to further trauma? 

True

300

True or False - Complex trauma means the trauma is complicated and hard to explain 

False - it means multiple traumas or ongoing trauma 

400

true or False - You can develop PTSD from watching someone else get hurt

True - it doesn't have to happen directly to you 

400

True of False - For most people who have both PTSD and substance abuse, the substance abuse came first

False - 2 out of 3 times the PTSD comes first 

400

True or False - You have to tell your trauma story in order to recover from PTSD 

False - some people do recover this way but some  recover by focusing on the present