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Avoiding Stimuli Associated with the Trauma
Making efforts to avoid thoughts, conversations, people, places and activities associated with the trauma, and
avoiding activities, places or people that arouse recollections of the trauma. Shelita makes every effort to avoid
being inside her house. She often spends long periods of time at the mall and sits in her car outside her home so
she doesn't have to go inside.
Numbing of General Responsiveness
Pulling back and having a diminished interest in activities that are significant, and suffering low energy.
Feeling detached or estranged from others. Displaying a restricted range of affect — unable to have loving
feelings, or don't want to become excited and happy or let scared emotions out.
Increased Arousal Symptoms Not Present before the Trauma
Being easily startled, having difficulty sleeping or concentrating. Developing a heightened irritability and/or
having angry outbursts. Becoming hypervigilant — behaviors you did not W