Trauma symptoms commonly experienced:

  • Avoiding specific locations or people that remind them of the event
  • Nightmares or flashbacks
  • Guilt
  • Anger
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Hypervigilance
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Aggression
  • Reckless behaviour
  • Self-harming
  • Mood swings
  • Social withdrawal
  • Emotional detachment
  • Self-medication with drugs or alcohol
  • Dissociation (zoning out/ shutting down) 
  • Fear of or difficulty sustaining intimate relationships