Common Reactions To Trauma

• Replaying the event in your head

• Subtle things can become triggers

• Numbness and dissociation

• Hypervigilance, anxiety, being easily startled

• Memory loss, struggling with concentration

• Sudden, vivid memories of the event

• Shame, guilt, self-blame

• Risky and impulsive behavior, anger

• Increased substance use

• Avoiding things that remind you of the event

• Distorted, negative view of the world and the self

• Struggling with maintaining healthy relationships