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Signs and symptoms |
The lists below describe behaviors that may indicate symptoms of trauma and drug use. A single symptom does not indicate a problem, but a combination of two or more symptoms should definitely be a cause for concern.
Signs and symptoms of trauma
- Distressing thoughts or intrusive images
- Disturbing dreams of the traumatic events
- Efforts to avoid thoughts, feelings, or conversations associated with the trauma
- Lack of interest or participation in important activities, events, and holidays
- A sense of detachment from others
- Inability to experience a full range of emotions
- A reduction in awareness of surroundings
- A pessimistic, fatalistic attitude regarding the future
- Sleep disturbances and Irritability
- Loss of personal identity
- Feeling that one’s surroundings are changed
- Lack of concentration
- Hyper-vigilance
- Sad or guilty affect and others signs of depression
- Alcohol and/or drug use
- Suicidal thoughts
- A pattern of interpersonal conflict
- Verbal or physical threats or behaviors
- Inability to maintain employment due to authority/co-worker conflicts or anxiety
- A subjective sense of numbing
Signs and symptoms of a problem with drugs and/or alcohol
- Switching friends
- Emotional highs and lows
- Becoming more secretive
- Loss of initiative
- Withdraw
- Change in physical hygiene
- Staying out late
- Isolation
- Money or alcohol missing
- Selling possessions
- Abusive behavior
- Weight changes
- Short tempered
- Legal problems
- Defensive
- Pale complexion
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