Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Test
I've been through a traumatic experience that involved the risk of death, severe injury, or sexual assault.
I've endured multiple traumatic incidents involving other people over time.
Maintaining emotional connections with others feels challenging for me.
It often takes me quite a while to settle down after getting upset.
My emotional state tends to be dominated by feelings like terror, rage, guilt, or embarrassment.
I frequently view myself as unsuccessful or inadequate.
I struggle with getting to sleep or staying asleep through the night.
I sense a separation or detachment from those around me.
I experience vivid flashbacks where it feels like I'm reliving a traumatic event.
I often feel emotionally numb or completely shut down.
I'm constantly on high alert and tend to react strongly to things.
Over the last month, I've worried about how these issues impact my social interactions and connections.
I hold pessimistic views, such as believing that trust is impossible or that the world is entirely unsafe.
My personal relationships often feel unstable or unpredictable.
I keep having unwanted, intrusive thoughts about a traumatic event that pop into my mind.
In the past month, these difficulties have interfered with my job performance or work responsibilities.
I steer clear of anything that triggers memories of a traumatic event, including people, locations, activities, or thoughts.
I seldom experience uplifting emotions like joy or contentment.
I find it hard to focus or maintain my concentration.
These issues have disrupted key areas of my life, such as relationships, education, career, or other pursuits, in the past month.
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What You Should Know
- C-PTSD is a fairly new idea, and its complexity can make it hard to figure out what's wrong. A diagnosis is typically made when the person meets the criteria for PTSD and exhibits dysfunction in three areas: emotional dysregulation, negative self-perception, and relational difficulties.
- Torture, slavery, genocide campaigns, long-term domestic violence, and repeated sexual or physical abuse in childhood are all examples of things that can cause C-PTSD.
- The DSM-5, which is used in the U.S., does not recognize C-PTSD as a clinical disorder. The ICD-11, which is used everywhere else, does.
- C-PTSD is different from PTSD in that it usually includes more emotional problems (like anger and taking risks) and relationship problems (like chaos, instability, and lack of trust), which can sometimes look like a personality disorder.
- Trauma-based therapies are part of the treatment for C-PTSD. These therapies may include things like talk therapy, exposure therapy, EMDR, psycho-education, and changes to daily life.
Change Now
- Improve your emotional skills: Getting better may involve more than just therapy and medication. You may need to learn how to calm your mood and build your resilience and self-esteem.
- Be kind to yourself. It can take a long time and be very hard to get over C-PTSD.
- Get therapy. A mental health professional can help you deal with past traumas and get the help you need.
