07/22/2020
Trauma symptoms are more complex than one Instagram post can convey but it's important to know some things to look out for.These symptoms involve the mind, body, emotions, and memory. Trauma reactions can include:
1) Intrusive symptoms (flashbacks, unwanted memories of the event, dissociation); 2) Avoidance (avoiding people, places, things that remind you of the traumatic event); 3) Negative Changes in Thinking/Mood (difficulty remembering aspects of trauma, negative self-image, elevated self-blame, feeling detached from others, losing interest in things you used to find pleasurable); 4) Physical and/or Emotional Reactions (hyperarousal ["being on edge"], difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, irritability, easily startled)
These are some of the primary symptoms that might occur after trauma. Getting to know how trauma reactions look for you is an important part of healing from trauma. Education is power.
