Am I experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Why don’t you read through this checklist to see if any of these symptoms relate to you.

• Have you ever experienced or witnessed an event or events that resulted in serious, physical, emotional or psychological damages or death?
• Has this event or events caused you to have panic attacks or feelings of extreme fear and anxiety?
  Have you experienced nightmares or distressing dreams or had difficulties in going to sleep as a result of these events?
• Have you experienced “flashbacks” that take over you mind and body and paralyze you with fear?
• Do you have any physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating, irregular breathing, or stomach problems when you remember the events?
• Are you finding it difficult to manage normal day to day living?
• Do you use mood-altering substances such as alcohol, drugs or other compulsive and destructive behaviors to cope with the stress and anxiety that you feel?

*Note that these symptoms are merely guidelines and do not constitute a diagnosis of a particular condition.