·    Nightmares

·    Thinking about the trauma or abuse when you don’t want to

·    Feeling like the trauma or abuse is happening as you think or talk about it

·    Feeling freaked out, nervous or tense when you are near an area you were traumatized/abused or when  something symbolizes the trauma or abuse

·    Flashbacks – suddenly feeling as though the events are happening in the present even though they are not

·    Hard time focusing in school or at work, problems concentrating, distracted

·    Hard to fall asleep or stay asleep

·    Feeling on guard all the time, constantly watching your back

·    Irritability or outbursts of anger

·    Very jumpy when you hear noises

 Avoidance of Traumatic Events or Abuse

·    Avoid thoughts or feelings associated with the event or abuse

·    Avoid activities or situations that remind you of the abuse or trauma

·    Forgetting parts or all facts and information about the trauma or abuse

·    Restricted range of feelings, feel numb, spaced out or detached, can’t feel all your feelings

·    Can’t cry or crying a lot, vacillate between them or don't cry at all

·    Sleep problems

·    Decreased interest in fun activities that you used to enjoy

·    Feel like you are going to die young, don’t expect to have a career, find a life partner or have children; sense of foreshortened future